Local politics and social policy in China : let some get healthy first / Kerry E. Ratigan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ratigan, Kerry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese provinces--Politics and government--Case studies.

Chinese provinces.

Central-local government relations--China--Case studies.

Central-local government relations.

Decentralization in government--China--Case studies.

Decentralization in government.

Public welfare administration--China--Provinces.

Public welfare administration.

Medical policy--China--Provinces.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Due to uneven economic reforms, Chinese provinces have developed distinct approaches to governing that impact social policy priorities and policy implementation. Ratigan shows how coastal provinces tended to prioritize health and education, and developed a pragmatic policy style, which fostered innovation and professionalism in policy implementation. Meanwhile, inland provinces tended to prioritize targeted poverty alleviation and affordable housing, while taking a paternalist, top-down approach to implementation. This book provides a quantitative analysis of provincial social policy spending in the 2000s and qualitative case studies of provinces with divergent approaches to social policy. It highlights healthcare, but also draws on illustrative examples from poverty alleviation, education, and housing policy. By showing the importance of local actors in shaping social policy implementation, this book will appeal to scholars and advanced students of Chinese politics, comparative welfare studies, and comparative politics.

Contents:

China's national health system : ideological oscillations and incomplete reform

Disaggregating authoritarian governance : provincial policy styles

The pragmatist policy style

The paternalist policy style

The mixed policy style

Center-local relations, pandemic politics, and local policy styles in comparative perspective.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Jul 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009067409 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.