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The Rising Urban Poverty and Political Resentment in a Transitional China: The Experience of Shanghai
Author(s) -
Fei Yan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of politics and law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9055
pISSN - 1913-9047
DOI - 10.5539/jpl.v1n1p15
Subject(s) - resentment , unemployment , china , poverty , politics , development economics , economics , authoritarianism , government (linguistics) , urbanization , welfare , political science , economic growth , democracy , market economy , linguistics , philosophy , law

Despite China’s economic achievements in the last two decades, the market reforms have also brought about a widening income gap, reduction in social welfare, and rising unemployment. These factors are responsible for the emergence of a large number of urban poor, primarily composed of laid-off workers, unemployment persons, retired labours and urban migrants. As a marginal group, they suffer from economic inadequacy as well as violation of civil rights. Consequently, the urban poor raise a heightened anger with the negative result of the accelerated institutional transition and government’s inability to respond to social problems. Thus conceived, this paper will attempt to (1) analyze the changing mechanisms for the new urban poverty stratum in China; (2) examine the effect of urban poverty on political protest and social upheavals; (3) examine the current policies and its deficits.

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