From decentralization to integration: the development of social welfare services for disabled veterans in China

Abstract

China's current social preferential treatment system for disabled veterans began in the war years and has developed during periods of peace. However, there are multiple barriers, such as decentralized cooperation between central and local governments, which prevent the state from providing effective welfare services. The establishment of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs can be seen as an effective attempt to resolve the decentralization of management, similar to relevant legislative work and establishing provincial-level institutions in local governments. This article focuses on how central and local governments attempt to break though the barriers to providing effective welfare services for disabled veterans in China and integrate decentralized responsibility to cooperate in the management system of welfare services for disabled veterans. The integration of welfare services and the rational use of social security as a platform can build a new mechanism of preferential treatment.

Military Service and Health Outcomes of the Elderly in China

“…In general, in addition to regular social security, the government provides some guarantees and supports as compensation (Y. Cao et al, 2019). Taking the United States as an example, veterans enjoy special medical treatment, employment assistance, and education grants (Angrist et al, 2010).…”

“…Therefore, countries around the world attach great importance to the social security of active and retired soldiers. In general, in addition to regular social security, the government provides some guarantees and supports as compensation (Y. Cao et al, 2019).…”