Four Decades of Poverty Reduction in China: Drivers, Insights for the World, and the Way Ahead
World Bank,Development Research Center of the State Council, People's Republic of China — Four Decades of Poverty Reduction in China: Drivers, Insights for the World, and the Way Ahead (2022)World Bank; Development Research Center of the State Council, People's Republic of China · 2022 · Report · abstract / overviewEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1088 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: China's reform era: experimentation under hierarchy (1978–2012) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Over four decades of reform the number of people in China living below the US$1.90-a-day international poverty line fell by close to 800 million, almost three-quarters of the global reduction in extreme poverty.”
Context. Figures are at the 2011-PPP US$1.90 line over roughly 1980–2020, so they extend beyond 2012. At China's national line the fall is somewhat smaller.
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2The World Bank in China: Overview
World Bank — The World Bank in China: Overview (2026)World Bank · 2026 · Web page · overview textEvidence that contradicts
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