Social Sciences in China, 2022

Vol. 43, No. 3, 2022

National Capacity for Good Governance: Why Has the Social Project for Poverty Eradication Been Successful?

Xu Yong and Chen Junya

Abstract：The absolute poverty eliminated by China has been a chronic affliction of human society. In the course of modernization, China has completed the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, thus embarking on a path of Chinese-style modernization that is committed to poverty eradication and common prosperity. Eradicating poverty and its root causes is a social project that transformed human society, creating a miracle on earth. The current and continuing success of this project lies in China’s unique national capacity for good governance, including its national capacity for mobilization, organization, transformation, development, and integration. This capacity is determined by the nature of the socialist system; the “sacred mission” of the Communist Party of China (CPC) provides it with inexhaustible impetus and a fundamental institutional guarantee. The national capacity for good governance is a specific manifestation of China’s institutional strengths.

Keywords: poverty governance, social project, capacity for good governance