This book contains the proceedings of the conference on 'Poverty Alleviation in Mountain Areas of China', organised by the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (in Chengdu), InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany (formerly DSE), IFAD, and ICIMOD, in November 2002 in Chengdu. The twenty chapters cover a broad range of topics drawing on experiences from the Indian Himalayas and the mountains of Bhutan to illustrate methods of poverty alleviation that might be relevant in China. There is an interesting mix of ideas woven together in terms of income-generating strategies that..