Abstract
Chapter 1  Introduction
  1.1  Background and Significance of the Study
    1.1.1  Background of the study
    1.1.2  Research significance
  1.2  Literature Review at Home and Abroad
    1.2.1  Research on relative poverty
    1.2.2  Research on multidimensional poverty
    1.2.3  Research on the impact of natural resource dependence on relative poverty
    1.2.4  Overall review and commentary on the literature
  1.3  Research Objectives and Contents
    1.3.1  Research objectives
    1.3.2  Content of the study
  1.4  Research Methods and Data
    1.4.1  Research methodology
    1.4.2  Research data
  1.5  Research Innovations and Limitations
Chapter 2  Core Concepts and Theoretical Foundations
  2.1  Definition of Key Concepts
    2.1.1  Farm household
    2.1.2  Dependence on natural resources
    2.1.3  Relative poverty
  2.2  Theoretical Basis
    2.2.1  Theory of smallholder farming behavior
    2.2.2  Theory of relative poverty
    2.2.3  Theory of dependence on natural resources
Chapter 3  Measurement and Analysis of Farmers’ Relative Poverty
  3.1  Definition of Standards and Measurement of Scale for Farmers’ Relative Poverty
    3.1.1  Definition of identification standards for farmers’ relative poverty
    3.1.2  Measurement of the scale of relative poverty
    3.1.3  Poverty vulnerability scale measurement
  3.2  Measurement Methods and Analysis of Multidimensional Relative Poverty Among Farm Households
    3.2.1  Measurement methods for multidimensional relative poverty
    3.2.2  Construction of an indicator system for multidimensional relative poverty among rural households
    3.2.3  Determination of weights
    3.2.4  Measurement results and analysis of multidimensional poverty among rural households
Chapter 4  Theoretical Analysis of Natural Resource Dependence and Relative Poverty
  4.1  Direct Impact of Natural Resource Dependence on Relative Poverty Among Rural Households
    4.1.1  The impact of natural resource dependence on relative poverty among rural households: From the perspective of livelihood security
    4.1.2  The impact of natural resource dependence on relative poverty among rural households: From the perspective of labor allocation
    4.1.3  The impact of natural resource dependence on relative poverty among rural households: From the perspective of the resource curse
    4.1.4  The impact of natural resource dependence on relative poverty among rural households: From the perspective of capital accumulation
  4.2  Threshold Mechanism of Natural Resource Dependence Affecting Relative Poverty Among Rural Households
    4.2.1  Theoretical mechanism construction
    4.2.2  Mathematical modelling
    4.2.3  Transmission mechanism of natural resource dependence affecting relative poverty among rural households
    4.2.4  Intermediation effects of productive investment in agriculture
    4.2.5  Intermediation effects of agricultural machinery socialisation services
Chapter 5  The Impact of Natural Resource Dependence on Farmers’ Relative Income and Expenditure Poverty
  5.1  Econometric Modelling
    5.1.1  Modelling
    5.1.2  Selection of variables
  5.2  Impact of Natural Resource Dependence on the Relative Poverty of Farm Household Income
    5.2.1  Analysis of empirical results
    5.2.2  Expanded analysis based on regional grouping
  5.3  The Impact of Natural Resource Dependence on Farmers’ Poverty Vulnerability
    5.3.1  Analysis of empirical results
    5.3.2  Expanded analysis based on regional grouping
Chapter 6  Impact of Natural Resource Dependence on Multidimensional Relative Poverty among Farm Households
  6.1  Econometric Model Construction and Variable Selection
    6.1.1  Model construction
    6.1.2  Selection of variables
  6.2  Static Effects of Natural Resource Dependence on Multidimensional Relative Poverty Among Farm Households
    6.2.1  Analysis of empirical results
    6.2.2  Robustness tests
  6.3  The Dynamic Impact of Natural Resource Dependence on the Multidimensional Relative Poverty of Farm Households
    6.3.1  Analysis of empirical results
    6.3.2  Robustness tests
Chapter 7  Pathways of Natural Resource Dependence on the Relative Poverty of Farm Households
  7.1  Model Construction and Description of Variables
    7.1.1  Modelling
    7.1.2  Description of variables
  7.2  Pathways of Natural Resource Dependence on the Relative Poverty of Farm Household Income
    7.2.1  Analysis of the threshold effect of natural resource dependence on the relative poverty of farm household incomes
    7.2.2  Analysis of the moderating effects of scaling up
    7.2.3  Analysis of the mediating effect of natural resource dependence on the relative poverty of farm household incomes
  7.3  Natural Resource Dependence and the Pathways of Multidimensional Relative Poverty in Farm Households
    7.3.1  Analysis of the threshold effect of natural resource dependence on multidimensional relative poverty among farm households
    7.3.2  Analysis of the moderating effects of scaling up
    7.3.3  Analysis of the mediating effect of natural resource dependence on multidimensional relative poverty among farm households
Chapter 8  Research Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
  8.1  Main Findings
    8.1.1  Natural resource dependence will lead to relative income and expenditure poverty among farm households
    8.1.2  Natural resource dependence will lead to multidimensional relative poverty among farm households
    8.1.3  Threshold effects of natural resource dependence on the relative poverty of farm households
    8.1.4  Expanding large scale operations is conducive to lifting natural resource dependent farmers out of relative poverty
    8.1.5  Productive investment, socialised services as mediating variables in the impact of natural resource dependence on relative poverty
  8.2  Policy Recommendations
    8.2.1  Construction of a multidimensional system for evaluating relative poverty levels at the national level
    8.2.2  Accelerating the cultivation of new agricultural management bodies
    8.2.3  Taking advantage of the land scale effect
    8.2.4  Supporting productive investment in agriculture by farmers
    8.2.5  Promoting the transformation of farmers’ livelihood strategies
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