整村推進
進入21世紀，中國農村貧困人口分布呈現新的特征，由原來的以區域、縣為單位集中分布，變為以村為單位集中分布。這就要求扶貧開發工作必須重心下移，工作到村，瞄準到戶。只有這樣，才能把扶貧開發的各項措施真正落到實處，盡快解決最貧困人口的溫飽問題。為適應新的變化和要求，各地在實踐中逐步摸索出整村推進扶貧開發的方式。
整村推進扶貧開發的內涵是以貧困村為基本單元，以貧困人口為對象，以村級扶貧規劃為依據，以村級經濟、社會、文化協調發展為目標，以改善基礎條件、促進產業發展、加強能力建設、規范民主管理、樹立文明新風、整治村容村貌、穩定解決溫飽為主要內容的扶貧開發工作措施。
Village-Based Poverty Alleviation
As China entered the 21st century, its impoverished rural population showed newly featured distribution. Previously poor people were generally scattered across large regions or counties; now the scope had shrunk to villages. This required poverty alleviation work to focus on individual villages and households, so as to ensure that relevant policies be carried out in earnest to satisfy those most in need. Village-based development-oriented poverty alleviation was thus shaped and has proved effective across the country.
Poor villages now have their own poverty alleviation plans to encourage economic and cultural progress, improve infrastructure and the living environment, boost business development, provide greater skills, regulate democratic management, foster sound morals and values, and ensure that villagers have adequate food and clothing.
