Mandarin's Impact on Poverty Alleviation: An Empirical Study Based on Economic and Social Interaction Dimensions

Qin, Jianchao, Yao, Jiali, Abbas, Safdar. Mandarin’s Impact on Poverty Alleviation: An Empirical Study Based on Economic and Social Interaction Dimensions. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(11):222-231. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.11.029

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Mandarin's Impact on Poverty Alleviation: An Empirical Study Based on Economic and Social Interaction Dimensions

Ms. Jianchao Qin ^1,2, Prof. & Dr. Jiali Yao ^3*, Dr. Safdar Abbas ^4*

¹ Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.

² School of Economics and Management, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China

jianchao.q@hotmail.com  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4697-309X

³ Center for Studies of Education and Psychology of Ethnic Minorities in Southwest China, Faculty of

 Education, Chongqing 400715, China 419623499@qq.com  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3903-0763

⁴ School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

safdarbloch1986@yahoo.com  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-9305 

* Corresponding Author

This study is supported by Chongqing Social Science Planning Project [Grant No. 2020YBTY151].

Abstract

This paper studies the effect of Mandarin proficiency on poverty reduction and its mechanism. The China General Social Survey (CGSS) is taken as the data source. From the perspective of social integration, the poverty reduction effect of Putonghua and its mechanism are empirically studied from the perspective of social interaction, social fairness, and social trust. The findings showed that improving the ability to listen and speak Mandarin positively affects social interaction, social trust, and social fairness. It showed that Putonghua proficiency positively correlates with the suppression of economic poverty. After the occurrence of poverty, whether a sample of absolute poverty or relative poverty, the ability to listen and speak in Mandarin has a specific inhibitory effect on social interaction, social trust, and social fairness. After the occurrence of poverty, the frequency of social interaction, social trust, and social public since have been reduced to a certain extent. Specifically, the ability to express Mandarin has shown remarkable results in improving social interaction, and the ability to listen among ordinary people has shown remarkable results in enhancing social fairness. The results of this paper provide empirical evidence of poverty alleviation in China via Improving Mandarin Proficiency. This research is also of great significance for optimizing poverty alleviation paths through language in the post-poverty alleviation era.

Keywords: absolute poverty, China General Social Survey, multidimensional poverty, post-poverty alleviation, Putonghua