This dialogue on scaling up poverty reduction through good governance practices featured discussions of two case studies from China and Russia. The videoconference was moderated from Moscow by Valery Ponomarev of the World Bank Institute and featured an international discussion among participants in India, China, and Russia on conceptual approaches to scaling up existing local governance and business development programs.
The session began with an overview of the Scaling Up Poverty Reduction Initiative by Kim Cuenco, co-task manager of the initiative at the World Bank Institute. Afterward, Yuang Peng, Rural Development Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, presented two Chinese case studies on township and village enterprises (TVEs) in Sunan in the southern region of Jiangsu province and Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province. The case studies assessed the role of TVEs, openness in job creation and poverty reduction, and the underlying factors for scaling up. Jixin Zhang from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture provided further clarification on the TVE activities.
Following the discussion of the Chinese experiences, Oleg Zamulin, New Economic School, Russia, presented the Russian case study on administrative barriers to small business development. In particular, the study analyzed reforms aimed at reducing the burden of business registration, licensing, and inspections. There was also discussion of the survey tools that were developed to monitor the implementation of reforms at both national and sub-national levels.
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