Introduction
20 Years of welfare reform in C hina (2000–2020): Challenges from developmentalism to Covid ‐19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11196990 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ijin Hong (0000-0001-7380-4497, Center for Chinese Public Administration Research, School of Government Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China, corresponding author), Kinglun Ngok (0000-0001-8111-6184, Center for Chinese Public Administration Research, School of Government Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 867-873 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| 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.12856 |
| OpenAlex | W4294093888 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
China as a welfare system is not yet well understood in social policy circles, despite being a well‐studied case in public administration and political science. Would this party‐state care to commit for its citizens' welfare? For many, associating the idea of a welfare state with China is still something to be frowned upon. Most available literature, especially in the English language, describes social policies in China as residual, unequally distributed, strongly dependent on local finances, prone to social dumping—especially for rural residents and migrant workers—paternalistic, disregarding social needs and so on. Yet, we believe that the social dumping practices of the 1980s and 1990s are now a thing of the past. As the government has taken a decidedly pro‐welfare stance since the 2000s, it could be more reasonable to identify different historical phases through which the welfare system took shape in China. We identify and discuss three stages in particular: the ‘iron rice bowl’ phase of socialist China (1949–1978), the welfare shedding resulting from China's opening up to the market (1979–2002), and the ‘social policy era’ characterised by major welfare expansion (2002–2020)
China · Commit · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Market economy · Paternalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social policy · Social Welfare · Welfare · Welfare state · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |