Young researchers battle poverty and bureaucracy in rural China : participatory projects empower poor villagers to seek their own solutions

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Jeunes chercheurs luttent contre la pauvreté et la bureaucratie en Chine rurale : des projets de recherche participative donnent à des villageois défavorisés les moyens de résoudre leurs problèmesSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Investigadores jóvenes combaten la pobreza y la burocracia en la China rural : proyectos participativos facultan a los aldeanos pobres para que encuentren sus propias solucionesA team of enthusiastic young researchers set out to help villagers in remote Guizhou province to improve their lives through participatory management of their resources. Success at the local level, however, did not necessarily bring immediate support from more senior levels of government where bureaucrats felt threatened by the villagers’ newfound confidence