The Role and Limitation of Multi-Stakeholder Participation in Addressing Urban Relative Poverty
Addressing urban relative poverty is a crucial element in the pursuit of modernization and the realiza-tion of common prosperity for all.The phenomenon of urban relative poverty not only underscores the disparities in income and wealth distribution but also highlights broader social inequalities and dimensions of exclusion.Given the relative,latent,dispersed,and precarious nature of urban relative poverty,governance structures must establish mechanisms that connect the basic public service system with individual needs.This includes de-veloping strategies to uncover and stimulate the intrinsic motivations within impoverished communities while con-structing stable and long-term implementation frameworks.Such an approach aspires to achieve more precise,diversified,distributed,and integrated governance.The concept of"third distribution"endorses active partici-pation from various stakeholders in public welfare initiatives and philanthropy,thereby providing a contemporary context along with policy support aimed at alleviating urban relative poverty.Through their involvement in re-source allocation and service delivery processes,diverse stakeholders can inspire innovation in urban public serv-ice provision,foster endogenous transformation within community governance structures,and create sustainable mechanisms for poverty management—all playing a pivotal role in addressing urban relative poverty.Neverthe-less,engaging various societal actors may present challenges such as conflicts over values between impoverished groups;inflexibility within institutional frameworks when responding to differentiated needs;and potential risks associated with further entrenching conditions that perpetuate urban relative poverty.