Asset building represents a distinct theoretical perspective in the field of antipoverty social work, a perspective that is essential for antipoverty work in modern mainland China. In this chapter, the author examines risk of poverty over the life course and the potential role of asset building in reducing that risk.
This chapter appears in 资产建设视角的反贫困社会工作：发展、对话与启示 [Asset-building perspective in anti-poverty social work: Development, dialogue, and insights], which was edited by Suo Deng, Jin Huang, Shu Fang, and Xiaochun Zhou and published by East China University of Science and Technology Press.
Project: Financial Capability and Asset Building
Citation
Deng, S. (2023). The risk of poverty over the life course and asset building. In S. Deng, J. Huang, S. Fang, & X. Zhou (Eds.), 资产建设视角的反贫困社会工作：发展、对话与启示 [Asset-building perspective in anti-poverty social work: Development, dialogue, and insights] (Chap. 4). East China University of Science and Technology Press.