Social policy reform in China : views from home and abroad / edited by Catherine Jones Finer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones Finer, Catherine.

Series:

Social policy in modern Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social planning--China.

Social planning.

China.

Physical Description:

xiii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]

Contents:

Part 1 On Drawing Lessons, in the Context of China

2 When all other Conditions are not Equal: The Context for Drawing Lessons / Richard Rose 5

3 The Context of Social Policy Reform in China: Theoretical, Comparative and Historical Perspectives / Sheying Chen 23

4 The Policy Process in Contemporary China: Mechanisms of Politics and Government / Bo Peng 37

5 Paradigm Shifts in Social Welfare Policy Making in China: Struggling between Economic Efficiency and Social Equity / Hsiao-hung Nancy Chen 51

Part 2 Policy Sectors Under Scrutiny

6 Policies Geared to Tackling Social Inequality and Poverty in China / Xinping Guan 69

7 Reflections on Inequality and Poverty in China / David Piachaud 89

8 Labour Market Construction and Labour Mobility in Urban China / Fenyu Wang, Yandong Zhao 97

9 The British Labour Market and Labour Market Policy in Comparative Perspective / Jochen Clasen 117

10 Pension Reform in China / Nelson Chow, Yuebin Xu 129

11 Reforming Pensions / Alan Walker 143

12 Financing Health Care in China's Cities: Balancing Needs and Entitlements / Gerald Bloom, Yuelai Lu, Jiaying Chen 155

13 China's Health Policy: A Comparative Footnote / Rudolf Klein 169

14 Progress and Problems of Urban Housing Reform / Ya Ping Wang 177

15 Housing in China: A View from the West / John Doling 191

16 Women's Rights and Protection Policy in China: Achievements and Problems / Peiqun He 203

17 Women's Rights and Gender Issues / Jane Lewis 215

18 Social Care and Voluntary Action in China: The Policy of 'Societalizing Social Welfare' and its Effects / Tao Chen 225

19 Voluntary Action, Social Care and Social Work: A UK Response / Nicholas Deakin, Ann Davis 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754631753

OCLC:

49991559