Study on the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in China under the Background of Social Transformation 

Jiawei Guo 

Marxism School, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, 401120, China 

Abstract: Social transformation is one of the important issues of Chinese society at the present stage. This important historical change period has brought new challenges to the problem of the people's livelihood. In this process, solving the problem of long-term poverty is the most important part of improving people's live-lihood, and solving the problem of intergenerational transmission of poverty is considered as the key to poverty governance. This paper analyzes the connotation and influencing factors of the intergenerational poverty in the process of social transformation, and discusses how to cut off the intergenerational transmission function of poverty. At last, it explores the importance of education to cut off the intergenerational transmission of poverty.

Keywords: The intergenerational poverty; Social transformation; Education