The Productivist Construction of Selective Welfare Pragmatism in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11196763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ka-Ho Mok (0000-0003-0846-1867, Department of Sociology and Social Policy Lingnan University Tuen Mun Hong Kong), Stefan Kühner (0000-0001-6598-6526, Department of Sociology and Social Policy Lingnan University Tuen Mun Hong Kong, corresponding author), Genghua Huang (0000-0002-7098-6042, Department of Asian and Policy Studies The Education University of Hong Kong Ting Kok Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 876-897 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.12337 |
| OpenAlex | W2761573640 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 56 |
This article discusses whether Mainland China under the Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao leadership (2003–13) has developed a new welfare settlement, the emphasis of which is to shift away from a ‘productivist’ focus on education and healthcare investment towards a more ‘protective’ approach, characterized by investing into social protection and establishing a minimum living guarantee for both the urban and rural poor. In so doing, this article reviews the conceptual debate on Chinese social policy development and explores whether there is any evidence to substantiate a gradual decrease of fragmentation in social provision among the Chinese provinces. With regard to the former question, the article finds that the various social policy initiatives have yet to amount to a qualitative shift in the core foundation of the human capital‐focused welfare production logic in China. With regard to the latter question, we argue that considerable fragmentation of social provision at the Chinese provincial level continues to hamper attempts to define a coherent Chinese social model. Indeed, we find considerable diversity in terms of the co‐operative state‐local interactions within China leading to varying trajectories of social decentralization. Unlike much of the current research in comparative social policy analysis, which continues to treat Mainland China as a single case, this article provides a strong account of a productivist construction of selective welfare pragmatism, which reproduces social policy gaps for different groups of the Chinese population, and suggests that determining multiple ‘welfare types’ within China might be the most fruitful path for future academic inquiry
China · Decentralization · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Mainland China · Market economy · Political science · Population · Pragmatism · Social policy · Social Welfare · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
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| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |