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Arid Land Geography ›› 2020, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 1401-1408.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2020.05.25

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Industial development modes and restraining factors of severe poverty region after resident relocation for poverty alleviation: Cases of three prefectures in South Xinjiang

XIE Da-wei, ZHANG Nuo, SU Ying, YU Hong-fei   

  1. Xinjiang Vocation Technical College of Communication,Urmqi 831401, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2020-01-06 Revised:2020-06-01 Online:2020-09-25 Published:2020-09-25

Abstract: Through an investigation of seven settlement sites for relocated impoverished residents in Kashgar, Kizil? su Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, and Khotan in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a quantitative analysis is made on livelihood capital changes in migrants before and after relocation. Research shows that migrant livelihood capitals, which include natural, human, and material capital, increased after relocation, whereas social capital de? creased. Overall, relocated migrants in three prefectures in south Xinjiang acquired certain conditions and a basis for industrial development. After relocation they developed competitive industries, relying on industrial parks, agri? culture facilities, and the development of new land and featured resources. Based on the cases, the analysis conclud? ed six modes of industrial development, each of involved one or two leading industries. At the same time, advantag? es, development conditions, and constraints of different modes of industrial development are analyzed. The study found that industrial development in settlement sites is mainly constrained by limited employment opportunities for migrants and a lack of enthusiasm among migrants for land transfer. It is thus concluded that, to enable subsequent industrial development after relocation, competent authorities should take advantage of local competitive resources based on the resource endowments of settlement sites and determine appropriate modes for industrial development, constantly improve migrant working skills, and increase employment opportunities for migrants to prevent accumula? tion of migrants at settlement sites due to a lack of jobs and working skills.

Key words: poverty alleviation and relocation, follow-up industry, Limiting factor, xinjiang