Local officials' political capital and poverty alleviation

Abstract This study examined the effect of local officials' political capital on poverty alleviation by using a manually compiled database of county party secretaries (CPSs) in impoverished counties in China. The empirical results reveal that CPSs with political capital positively affect povert...

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Main Authors: Shubin Wang, Qiang Li, Yan Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:International Studies of Economics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ise3.46