贫困既是一个世界性的问题,也是长期困扰我国经济发展和社会稳定的一个历史性问题。随着经济体制的转型及经济增长方式的转变,城镇出现的新的贫困化已成为一个不容置疑的事实。在党的十六届三中全会上通过的《中共中央关于完善社会主义市场经济体制若干问题的决定》(以下简称《 Poverty is not only a worldwide issue, but also a historical issue that has long plagued our country’s economic development and social stability. With the transformation of economic system and the transformation of economic growth mode, the new impoverishment in cities and towns has become an indisputable fact. The “Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Some Issues Concerning the Improvement of the Socialist Market Economic Structure” (hereinafter referred to as "the Decision of the CPC Central Committee,