that ôif you want something done, then give something first >>here in changpo, southwest china's guizhourovince, 17 farming families each received a 2,000 us dollar government grant - plus land û to help construct new homes after landslides severely damaged their old properties. >>as it costs around 8,000 dollars to build a house like this, the policy succeeds in boosting consumption by encouraging devout savers to spend. >>and in these times of economic uncertainty, the party also banks considerable political capital from those that missed out on china's economic boom. >>chen: they helped build the home, gave us a warm place to live; they laid on electricity, we have light, water supply, we can clean û and the most wonderful thing is that they gave us a path to prosperity. >>reporter: across guizhou's wudang district alone û an area around the size of new york city û theauthorities have helped fund over a thousand new homes, as well constructing roads and bridges to connect remote communities with the market. >>the zhong family in hongqi village says all this makes a big difference to t