Chapter 1 Poverty alleviation: a tough battle on the way to ‘Moderately Prosperous Society’ -- Chapter 2 Organizational system of poverty alleviation -- Chapter 3 Policy system of poverty alleviation -- Chapter 4 Targeted poverty alleviation: the implementation model and path -- Chapter 5...

The article discusses the changes observed during recent years in the social, demographic and occupational structures in rural areas in Latin American countries, which foreshadow severe imbalances for the prospects of economic development that arise from the present crisis. It advances the...