Globalization and Welfare Restructuring in China: The Authoritarianism That Listens?

ISBN-13: 9780367595852 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 138 str.

Huisheng Shou

Opis

By situating China within the broader context of East Asia and against the backdrop of globalization since the 1980s, this book examines the institutional origin and development of China’s new welfare system. Through doing this, it provides an understanding of the nature of the Chinese state in dealing with its economy and society in a cont

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Disentangling the Welfare-Globalization Nexus in the Developing World 3. Global Dynamics of Welfare Restructuring in China: An Overview 4. Construction of Social Assistance 5. Restructuring of Social Security 6. Regional Variations of Welfare Protection 7. Conclusion

O autorze

Huisheng Shou is a senior researcher at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, China. His research focuses on comparative and international political economy, international development, and social policies in developing countries.