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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Qian, Jiwei

Titel

The Development of Social Policy Reform in China

Ist Teil von

• The Political Economy of Making and Implementing Social Policy in China, 2021, p.23-48

Ort / Verlag

Singapore: Springer Singapore Pte. Limited

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This chapter provides a brief overview of social policy reform in China since the 1980s. The developments of major redistributive social programs including pension, health insurance, unemployment insurance, and social assistance programs (Dibao) are discussed. The main actors in the social policy reform are bureaucrats including government officials at the local level and technocrats at the central level. This chapter discusses the role of bureaucrats in social policymaking and implementation.