随着我国经济持续增长,人民生活不断提高,温饱问题基本解决,从生活质量上看,城镇居民的恩格尔系数降到35%,就城乡整体而言,已经进入了小康型生活,部分城镇居民进入了宽裕型生活。然而,社会分化很严重,城乡差别、贫富差距非但没有缩小反而在持续扩大,一些深层次问题和矛盾随之显露出来,特困企业职工和特困群众的基本生活保障问题,弱势群体的就医、子女求学、就业等问题,引起政府和全社会的广泛关注,成为当前我国经济社会发展中一个非常敏感的问题,这些矛盾和问题交织在一起,引发了一些群体性上访事件,形成了社会不稳定因素。因此,我们对贫困问题必须有一个清醒的认识,切实做好扶贫工作显得尤为重要。 As China’s economy continues to grow, people’s living standards continue to improve, and the problem of adequate food and clothing is basically solved. From the quality of life point of view, the Engel’s coefficient of urban residents has dropped to 35%. As far as urban and rural areas are concerned, they have entered a well-to-do life and some urban residents have entered A wealthy life. However, the social differentiation is very serious. The difference between urban and rural areas, the gap between rich and poor have not only been narrowed, but have continued to expand. Some deep-seated problems and contradictions have emerged. The basic living security for the employees of the destitute enterprises and the poor people, the medical treatment for the disadvantaged groups, Study and employment, arousing wide attention from the government and the whole society, becoming a very sensitive issue in the current economic and social development in our country. These contradictions and problems are intertwined, triggering some group petitions and causing social instability . Therefore, we must have a clear understanding of poverty and it is particularly important that we should do a good job in alleviating poverty.