China's Changing Welfare Mix: Local Perspectives (Routledge Studies on China in Transition)

This book draws attention to two neglected areas in the growing body of research on welfare in China: subnational variation and the changing mix of state and non-state provision. The contributors to this volume demonstrate the diversity of local welfare provision that lies behind broad national policies and programmes. Their focus on local diversity is particularly relevant to understanding the welfare system in China because national state programmes are so often organized by local governments in line with the specifics of their economic and social development. At the same time that social and economic development is itself independently creating an array of different conditions that shape non-state (family, business and third sector) welfare roles . Through chapters that draw on original research in eight provinces, the book adopts a ‘local’ perspective to illustrate and explain some of the transformations that are under way and discuss not only local government initiatives and programmes, but also the services and support provided by families, informal social networks and community or third sector organizations, as well as those delivered by private businesses on a commercial, for-profit basis. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese society, social policy, and Chinese studies more widely. Beatriz Carrillo is Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Jane Duckett is Professor of Chinese and Comparative Politics at the University of Glasgow, UK Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 10 Tables......Page 11 Contributors......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 16 Glossary of Chinese terms......Page 18 Map of the provincial-level administrative divisions of the People’s Republic of China......Page 19 1 China’s changing welfare mix: Introducing the local perspective......Page 20 2 Central–local relations in social policy and the development of urban and rural social assistance programmes......Page 39 3 Dibaohu in distress: The meagre minimum livelihood guarantee system in Wuhan......Page 55 4 Local variation in urban social assistance: Community public service agencies in Dalian......Page 83 5 Life goes on: Redundant women workers in Nanjing......Page 101 6 ‘If you can walk and eat, you don’t go to hospital’: The quest for healthcare in rural Sichuan......Page 123 7 Regional disparities and educational inequalities: City responses and coping strategies......Page 145 8 Life considerations and the housing of rural to urban migrants: The case of Taiyuan......Page 170 9 Older people and the (un)caring state in ‘China’s Manhattan’......Page 190 10 Support for the social participation of children and young people with disability in China: A Jiangxi county case study......Page 212 11 Global discourses, national policies, local outcomes: Reflections on China’s welfare reforms......Page 230 Bibliography......Page 242 Index......Page 268 1. China's Chaningng Welfare Mix: Introducing The Local Perspective? Jane Duckett And Beatriz Carrillo -- 2. Central-local Relations In Social Policy And The Development Of Urban And Rural Social Assistance Programmes / Xinping Guan And Bing Xu -- 3. Dibaohu In Distress: The Meagre Minimum Livelihood Guarantee System In Wuhan / Dorothy J. Solinger -- 4. Local Variation In Urban Social Assistance: Community Public Service Agencies In Dalian / Daniel R. Hammond -- 5. Life Goes On: Redundant Women Workers In Nanjing / Jieyu Liu -- 6. 'if You Can Walk And Eat, You Don't Go To Hospital': The Quest For Healthcare In Rural Sichuan / Anna Lora-wainwright -- 7. Regional Disparities And Educational Inequalities: City Responses And Coping Strategies / Ka Ho Mok And Yu Cheung Wong -- 8. Life Considerations And The Housing Of Rural To Urban Migrants: The Case Of Taiyuan / Bingqin Lin And Mark Duda -- 9. Older People And The (un)caring State In 'china's Manhattan' / Anna Boermel -- 10. Support For The Social Participation Of Children And Young People With Disability In China: A Jiangxi County Case Study / Karen R. Fisher, Xiaoyuan Shang And Jiawen Xie -- 11. Global Discourses, National Policies, Local Outcomes: Reflections On China's Welfare Reforms / Sarah Cook. Edited By Beatriz Carrillo And Jane Duckett. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [223]-248) And Index.