Based on J county,Hubei Province,it deconstructs the practical logic of basic-level government's i-dentification of poor villages and explains the reasons behind the practical logic.In the process of identification,the basic-level government follows the logic of"efficiency first",which leads to the poverty alleviation resources are captured by the elite.Because of the lack of national authorization,basic-level government follows the logic of"se-lective balance",which ultimately leads to the alienation of poverty alleviation resources as administrative incen-tives.In order to pursue spillover b...