Litao Zhao
Biographic Data
| ID | 4158199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Litao Zhao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Litao |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhao |
| SIGNATURE | ZHAO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6134-1659 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reconfiguring Functional Solidarity
Objective This study provides an updated typology of intergenerational support between parents and adult children in contemporary China. Background A growing body of research has documented the diversity of intergenerational relationships among Chinese families, yet existing studies often lack granularity in capturing functional solidarity—particularly in distinguishing the type and direction of support flows—and rarely consider how these pattern…
Entrapped subjects
China’s multi-level marketing (MLM) or chuanxiao organizations remain pervasive and remarkably resilient despite continuous regulatory crackdowns. While existing scholarship largely focuses on guanxi -based recruitment and ritual-centered indoctrination, it often overlooks the complex and evolving mechanisms of control that sustain these organizations. This study draws on Michel Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power to develop a domination pers…
Grandparenting and coresidence preferences in Shanghai, China
Objectives This study aims to examine the living arrangement preferences of older adults in Shanghai, China, with a focus on grandparenting as a shaping factor. Methods This study utilizes data from the 2022 Lifelong Education for Aging Productively in Shanghai survey, which included 1,707 older adults aged 55–85. Since this study focuses on grandparenting, respondents without grandchildren were excluded, resulting in an analytical sample of 1,25…
The transition of eldercare responsibility and traditional filial piety concepts and its urban-rural differences in China
The traditional concept that eldercare solely relies on offspring has changed to relying on multiple entities, including the government and self-reliance. Diluted filial piety in people born in the young cohort requires reinforcement. Moreover, future healthy aging policies need to focus more on urban-rural disparities to promote equity in social well-being
Institutional Survival under Extreme State Repression and Subsequent Revival
This study examines institutional survival under conditions of extreme state repression.We argue that institutional values under these conditions become dormant in small "safe" social spaces such as families and small close-knit social groups.As state repression becomes increasingly violent, the suppressed groups within those spaces become more resilient in preserving "deviant" values and mitigating the negative long-term impact of state violence…
Lessons from China on different approaches to pension coverage extension
Achieving universal pension coverage is both an aspiration and a challenge for many developing economies. Traditional contributory schemes are less effective in extending pension coverage to workers who are not in the formal sectors of the economy. As an alternative, non‐contributory schemes have gained popularity in recent years. China’s pension reforms mirror this global trend. The introduction of a contribution‐based pension scheme for urban e…
Chineseness and Modernity in a Changing China
China's World-Class 2.0
China's quest to have world-class universities has entered a new phase since 2015, with the 'Double World-Class Project' replacing the '985 Project' and the '211 Project' launched in the 1990s. The transition from World-Class 1.0 to World-Class 2.0 provides a good window onto changes in China's policymaking. The prevailing literature has identifi ed broad trends such as institutionalization, decentralization and expanded participation. While this…
Mobilization and irregularity
Social policy scholars often take the view that welfare states can be classified into different types based on distinct political philosophies and stable institutional features. However, it is a challenge to fit China squarely into any existing taxonomy. Using the volatile growth of educational expenditure in recent years as an example, this paper contends that China's social policy in general, educational policy, in particular, has not evolved i…
Mobilizing Resources for Education
The tension between mobilizing resources to meet education-related growth targets and regularizing educational funding for a more stable and sustainable growth is structurally rooted in China’s educational system, which features growth-oriented, centralized mandates and county-based, decentralized financing. It was manifested in 2012, when China experienced a ‘great leap’ in educational expenditure. Based on interviews and school-level data from …
China's Social Development and Policy
This paper examines the outcomes of the housing reform in China and the main challenges for public housing schemes. In the past 30+ years, the Chinese governments at various levels have introduced numerous housing reform measures and the meaning of public interventions in housing has shifted overtime. Despite of the improved urban housing conditions, until very recent, the role of public housing had been increasingly marginalised and urban housin…
China Attracting Global Talent
10.1142/S0219747209000375
Between local community and central state
Returns to education in rural China
China's Cultural Rise
From cadre managers to private entrepreneurs
Between local community and central state
China Attracting Global Talent
10.1142/S0219747209000375
Grandparenting and coresidence preferences in Shanghai, China
Objectives This study aims to examine the living arrangement preferences of older adults in Shanghai, China, with a focus on grandparenting as a shaping factor. Methods This study utilizes data from the 2022 Lifelong Education for Aging Productively in Shanghai survey, which included 1,707 older adults aged 55–85. Since this study focuses on grandparenting, respondents without grandchildren were excluded, resulting in an analytical sample of 1,25…
Institutional Survival under Extreme State Repression and Subsequent Revival
This study examines institutional survival under conditions of extreme state repression.We argue that institutional values under these conditions become dormant in small "safe" social spaces such as families and small close-knit social groups.As state repression becomes increasingly violent, the suppressed groups within those spaces become more resilient in preserving "deviant" values and mitigating the negative long-term impact of state violence…
Lessons from China on different approaches to pension coverage extension
Achieving universal pension coverage is both an aspiration and a challenge for many developing economies. Traditional contributory schemes are less effective in extending pension coverage to workers who are not in the formal sectors of the economy. As an alternative, non‐contributory schemes have gained popularity in recent years. China’s pension reforms mirror this global trend. The introduction of a contribution‐based pension scheme for urban e…
From cadre managers to private entrepreneurs
Returns to education in rural China
China's Cultural Rise
Between local community and central state
China Attracting Global Talent
10.1142/S0219747209000375
China's Social Development and Policy
This paper examines the outcomes of the housing reform in China and the main challenges for public housing schemes. In the past 30+ years, the Chinese governments at various levels have introduced numerous housing reform measures and the meaning of public interventions in housing has shifted overtime. Despite of the improved urban housing conditions, until very recent, the role of public housing had been increasingly marginalised and urban housin…
Mobilizing Resources for Education
The tension between mobilizing resources to meet education-related growth targets and regularizing educational funding for a more stable and sustainable growth is structurally rooted in China’s educational system, which features growth-oriented, centralized mandates and county-based, decentralized financing. It was manifested in 2012, when China experienced a ‘great leap’ in educational expenditure. Based on interviews and school-level data from …
China's World-Class 2.0
China's quest to have world-class universities has entered a new phase since 2015, with the 'Double World-Class Project' replacing the '985 Project' and the '211 Project' launched in the 1990s. The transition from World-Class 1.0 to World-Class 2.0 provides a good window onto changes in China's policymaking. The prevailing literature has identifi ed broad trends such as institutionalization, decentralization and expanded participation. While this…
Mobilization and irregularity
Social policy scholars often take the view that welfare states can be classified into different types based on distinct political philosophies and stable institutional features. However, it is a challenge to fit China squarely into any existing taxonomy. Using the volatile growth of educational expenditure in recent years as an example, this paper contends that China's social policy in general, educational policy, in particular, has not evolved i…
Chineseness and Modernity in a Changing China
Lessons from China on different approaches to pension coverage extension
Achieving universal pension coverage is both an aspiration and a challenge for many developing economies. Traditional contributory schemes are less effective in extending pension coverage to workers who are not in the formal sectors of the economy. As an alternative, non‐contributory schemes have gained popularity in recent years. China’s pension reforms mirror this global trend. The introduction of a contribution‐based pension scheme for urban e…
Institutional Survival under Extreme State Repression and Subsequent Revival
This study examines institutional survival under conditions of extreme state repression.We argue that institutional values under these conditions become dormant in small "safe" social spaces such as families and small close-knit social groups.As state repression becomes increasingly violent, the suppressed groups within those spaces become more resilient in preserving "deviant" values and mitigating the negative long-term impact of state violence…
The transition of eldercare responsibility and traditional filial piety concepts and its urban-rural differences in China
The traditional concept that eldercare solely relies on offspring has changed to relying on multiple entities, including the government and self-reliance. Diluted filial piety in people born in the young cohort requires reinforcement. Moreover, future healthy aging policies need to focus more on urban-rural disparities to promote equity in social well-being
Entrapped subjects
China’s multi-level marketing (MLM) or chuanxiao organizations remain pervasive and remarkably resilient despite continuous regulatory crackdowns. While existing scholarship largely focuses on guanxi -based recruitment and ritual-centered indoctrination, it often overlooks the complex and evolving mechanisms of control that sustain these organizations. This study draws on Michel Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power to develop a domination pers…
Grandparenting and coresidence preferences in Shanghai, China
Objectives This study aims to examine the living arrangement preferences of older adults in Shanghai, China, with a focus on grandparenting as a shaping factor. Methods This study utilizes data from the 2022 Lifelong Education for Aging Productively in Shanghai survey, which included 1,707 older adults aged 55–85. Since this study focuses on grandparenting, respondents without grandchildren were excluded, resulting in an analytical sample of 1,25…
Reconfiguring Functional Solidarity
Objective This study provides an updated typology of intergenerational support between parents and adult children in contemporary China. Background A growing body of research has documented the diversity of intergenerational relationships among Chinese families, yet existing studies often lack granularity in capturing functional solidarity—particularly in distinguishing the type and direction of support flows—and rarely consider how these pattern…
China (14 works) · Political science (12 works) · Economics (8 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (7 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (4 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Geography (3 works)