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Klimczuk A, Jasso G, E ans MDR and Kelley J
(2024) Edi o ial: On po e y and i s
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Edi o ial: On po e y and i s
e adica ion
And zej Klimczuk1*, Guille mina Jasso2, Ma iah D. R. E ans3and
Jona han Kelley4
1Depa men o Social Policy, Collegium o Socio-Economics, SGH Wa saw School o Economics,
Wa saw, Poland, 2Depa men o Sociology, New Yo k Uni e si y, New Yo k, NY, Uni ed S a es,
3Depa men o Sociology and Applied S a is ics P og am, Ne ada Ag icul u al Expe imen S a ion,
Uni e si y o Ne ada, Reno, Reno, NV, Uni ed S a es, 4Depa men o Sociology, Uni e si y o Ne ada,
Reno, Reno, NV, Uni ed S a es
KEYWORDS
po e y, po e y elie , po e y and inequali ies, po e y and ai ness, po e y and public
policy
Edi o ial on he Resea ch Topic
On po e y and i s e adica ion
O e iew
The Resea ch Topic “On po e y and i s e adica ion” was inspi ed by he In e na ional
Day o he E adica ion o Po e y, i s commemo a ed in Pa is in 1987 and o mally
designa ed by he Uni ed Na ions. This day is dedica ed o enewing he commi men o
uni e sal human de elopmen , enabling all indi iduals o achie e hei highes po en ial,
and e lec ing on how po e y hinde s his p og ess. The u gency o add essing po e y
has inc eased a e he COVID-19 pandemic, which exace ba ed exis ing issues and
highligh ed he c i ical need o e ec i e po e y e adica ion s a egies. The s udies
included in his Resea ch Topic aim o expand knowledge abou po e y, i s causes,
consequences, and connec ions o c ises, inequali y, and ai ness, and o assess policy
measu es o po e y educ ion. The included con ibu ions use a ious heo e ical,
empi ical, quan i a i e, and quali a i e app oaches o d i e sociological and policy- ela ed
discussions and ini ia i es, p omo ing ai and inclusi e socie ies.
The p esen ed Resea ch Topic includes se en a icles w i en by 29 au ho s om he
ollowing coun ies: China, he Philippines, he Uni ed Kingdom, and he Uni ed S a es.
This Resea ch Topic was co-o ganized in collabo a ion wi h i e jou nals: “F on ie s in
Human Dynamics,” “F on ie s in Poli ical Science,” “F on ie s in Psychology,” “F on ie s in
Public Heal h,” and “F on ie s in Sociology.” The s udies comp ising his Resea ch Topic
a e di ided in o ou hemes.
Theme I: en ep eneu ship and consump ion in
po e y alle ia ion ac i i ies
In he con ex o his Resea ch Topic, Valle e al. ocused on s udying
he ac ions unde aken by highe educa ion ins i u ions o help educe
po e y by implemen ing communi y ex ension p og ams. Such schemes may
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ocus on capaci y building and en ep eneu ship aining. The
analysis assessing hese p og ams ound ha en ep eneu ship
educa ion, budge ing, inancial li e acy, and access o
c edi acili ies con ibu ed o po e y educ ion. Howe e ,
en ep eneu ial pe o mance did no show a signi ican di ec
impac due o he COVID-19 pandemic c isis. Despi e hese
challenges, he indings highligh he impo ance o educa ional
and inancial suppo in p omo ing en ep eneu ial success and
alle ia ing po e y. Xin e al. p esen ed di e en app oaches o
comba ing po e y ocused on consump ion-suppo measu es.
The au ho s a gued ha cha i y, while e ec i e in helping
ulne able g oups, is o en sho - e m and c ea es dependency,
leading o ad e se e ec s. Thus, he au ho s analyzed China’s
po e y alle ia ion model h ough “al uis ic consump ion,”
which o e s a sus ainable al e na i e by le e aging p o-social
beha io o suppo g oups in need. The s udy ound ha al uis ic
consump ion is d i en by mo i a ions ela ed o g oup bene i ,
mo ali y, demande s, and supplie s, wi h bene i -demande
mo i a ion ha ing he mos signi ican in luence. These insigh s
can guide a ge ed ma ke ing s a egies o sus ain al uis ic
consump ion e o s.
Theme II: digi al g ow h in po e y
educ ion
Two s udies ocused on he use o e-comme ce pla o ms
o alle ia e po e y. Li e al. con inued he discussion on
consump ion-based po e y educ ion in China. The au ho s
showed ha his app oach has a c ucial ole in u al e i aliza ion,
bu i s sus ainabili y is challenged by low consume pa icipa ion
and eliance on go e nmen p ocu emen . T us is a signi ican
ac o a ec ing consume s’ willingness o buy “po e y-alle ia ion
ag icul u al p oduc s,” p ima ily due o pas ad e se e en s
ha ha e damaged us , such as slow sales. The s udy ound
ha enhancing us h ough, among o he s, use eedback
mechanisms, pla o m supe ision, p oduc aceabili y, and
ce i ica ion mechanisms can inc ease consume s’ pu chase
in en ions and p omo e sus ainable u al de elopmen . Wu e al.
wen in o u he de ail on he po en ial o e-comme ce sys ems.
Based on collec i e e icacy and isk pe cep ion heo ies, hei
analysis ound ha symbolic e hical a ibu es posi i ely in luence
consume s’ willingness o buy p oduc s online mo e han hei
unc ional a ibu es. The esea ch highligh ed he media ing
oles o collec i e e icacy and isk pe cep ion, o e ing p ac ical
sugges ions o e-comme ce en e p ises and ma ke e s o enhance
hei a me -assis ing ma ke ing s a egies.
Theme III: he ole o heal h and
employmen in po e y mi iga ion
Ano he impo an end obse ed in he pape s included
in his Resea ch Topic is he combina ion o po e y alle ia ion
measu es wi h public heal h policies. Hou e al. p esen ed a
s udy ha explo ed he impac o he New Ru al Coope a i e
Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on he heal h s a us o he ela i ely
poo popula ion in u al China, using da a om he China
Family Panel S udies. Employing p opensi y sco e ma ching
me hods, he analysis ound ha pa icipa ion in he NRCMS
signi ican ly imp o ed he heal h s a us o low-income indi iduals.
The posi i e heal h e ec s we e a ibu ed o inc eased physical
ac i i y, mo e equen medical ca e isi s, and educed heal hca e
expendi u es. Using a di e en pe spec i e, Wang e al. ocused
on disabili y as a signi ican con ibu o o global po e y. The
au ho s s udied how China’s wel a e e o ms and employmen
in e en ions ha e been implemen ed o add ess his issue. By
employing he Alki e-Fos e me hod, he esea che s measu ed
mul idimensional po e y among subjec s wi h disabili ies aged
16–59 in China, inding ha a high pe cen age we e dep i ed
in a leas one dimension, pa icula ly educa ion and social
pa icipa ion. Employmen se ices we e shown o signi ican ly
educe mul idimensional po e y ac oss a ious ields, p o iding
c ucial e idence o in o m public policies aimed a e adica ing
po e y among people wi h disabili ies.
Theme IV: po e y and he income ax
sys em
The inal sec ion includes a s udy by Jasso ha a gued ha
he linea income ax sys em, which aligns wi h p inciples o ax
equi y by inc easing pos - ax income, he amoun o ax, and
he a e o ax as p e- ax income inc eases, is an e ec i e ool
o po e y educ ion. The s udy highligh ed a po en ial issue
whe e policies ha help he poo es may ha m he middle class,
hus weakening his c ucial segmen o socie y. Mo eo e , he
a icle con as ed di e en income dis ibu ions and demons a ed
how o main ain ax ai ness, e en wi h addi ional esou ce
injec ions, and how o es ima e ai pa ame e s o he linea
income sys em.
Conclusion
The esul s p esen ed in he a icles in his Resea ch Topic allow
he a icula ion o six di ec ions o u he esea ch. These a e:
(1) new unde s andings o po e y, absolu e and ela i e po e y
(see B ady and Bu on, 2016;G e e, 2020); (2) new app oaches
o he measu emen o po e y (see Beck e al., 2020;UNECE,
2017;Mysíko á, 2021); (3) causes, e ec s, and o ms o po e y, in
he con empo a y wo ld and his o ically (see Cu is and Cosg o e,
2021); (4) in e ac ions be ween po e y and si ua ions o c isis and
disas e s such as pandemics and con lic s (see Fi zpa ick, 2019;
G e e, 2021); (5) new links be ween po e y and inequali y (see
Edwa d and Sumne , 2019;UNRISD, 2022); and (6) na ional and
in e na ional policies and p og ams o e adica e po e y (see Wang
e al., 2020;Obe holze , 2022).
Au ho con ibu ions
AK: Concep ualiza ion, In es iga ion, Me hodology, P ojec
adminis a ion, Supe ision, Valida ion, W i ing – o iginal d a ,
W i ing – e iew & edi ing. GJ: Supe ision, Valida ion, W i ing –
e iew & edi ing. ME: Supe ision, Valida ion, W i ing –
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e iew & edi ing. JK: Supe ision, Valida ion, W i ing – e iew
& edi ing.
Funding
The au ho (s) decla e ha no inancial suppo was ecei ed o
he esea ch, au ho ship, and/o publica ion o his a icle.
Acknowledgmen s
We would like o hank all he au ho s and e iewe s who
con ibu ed o his Resea ch Topic o a icles o hei dedica ion
o ou Resea ch Topics and o hei eadiness o sha e hei
knowledge and ime. We also gi e hanks o he e e -help ul eam
a F on ie s, whose o ganiza ional skills and unde s anding made
his Resea ch Topic possible.
Conflic o in e es
The au ho s decla e ha he esea ch was conduc ed in he
absence o any comme cial o inancial ela ionships ha could be
cons ued as a po en ial con lic o in e es .
The au ho (s) decla ed ha hey we e an edi o ial boa d
membe o F on ie s, a he ime o submission. This had no impac
on he pee e iew p ocess and he inal decision.
Publishe ’s no e
All claims exp essed in his a icle a e solely hose o he
au ho s and do no necessa ily ep esen hose o hei a ilia ed
o ganiza ions, o hose o he publishe , he edi o s and he
e iewe s. Any p oduc ha may be e alua ed in his a icle, o
claim ha may be made by i s manu ac u e , is no gua an eed o
endo sed by he publishe .
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