Due to the harsh ecological environment， underdeveloped infrastructure， and low level of social and economic development， farming population in Dingxi has long struggled to meet their basic needs. The city has long been regarded as a typical poverty-stricken area. In order to get rid of poverty， the poverty alleviation and development program was launched in 1982 in Dingxi. Since then， Dingxi has made remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation. The implementation of the antipoverty policy in

Chapter 1 The Progress and Practice of Poverty Alleviation in Dingxi 1．1 Social and Economic Development of Dingxi 1．2 Causes of Poverty in Dingxi in the Past 1．3 Progress and Practice of Poverty Alleviation in Dingxi Chapter 2 Measures and Achievements of Poverty 2．1 Policy System and Details of Targeted Poverty 2．2 Measures of Targeted Poverty Alleviation in Dingxi 2．3 Achievements of Targeted Poverty Alleviation in Dingxi Chapter 3 Poverty Alleviation through Developing 3．1 Development Stages of Potato Industry in Dingxi 3．2 Current Status of Potato Industry in Dingxi 3．3 Measures of Poverty Alleviation through Developing Potato 3．4 Achievements of Poverty Alleviation through Developing Potato Industry in Dingxi 3．5 Experience of Poverty Alleviation through Developing Potato Chapter 4 Targeted Poverty Alleviation through Developing Financial Industry in Longxi County 4．1 Process of Targeted Poverty Alleviation through Developing 4．2 Measures of Targeted Poverty Alleviation through Developing Financial Industry in Longxi 4．3 Experience of Targeted Poverty Alleviation through Developing Financial Industry in Longxi …… Chapter 5 Poverty Alleviation through Developing Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry in Lonpa County Chapter 6 Poverty Alleviation through Developing New Energy Industry in Tongwei County Chapter 7 Targeted Poverty Alleviation through Developing Livestock Raising Industry in Anding District Chapter 8 Poverty Alleviation through Labor Transfer in Tongwei County Chapter IX Practie of Poverty Alleviation in Dingxi References Postscript