Policy Paradigm Shift and the Changing Role of the State: The Development of Social Policy in China since 2003

Ngok, King Lun; Huang, Genghua

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“…Although the economic transition was gradual and incremental, it swiftly led to the destruction of old social security institutions (Chan, Ngok, & Phillips, 2008). Only in recent years has China seen a prominent expansion of social policies, in response to rising social instability and the need for the party-state to maintain political legitimacy (Ngok & Huang, 2014).…”

Section: Evolution Of the Social Security System In Urban Chinamentioning

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“…Despite the authoritarian nature of the Chinese political system, public attitudes have become increasingly important considerations in policy-making. It is found that even in political systems without contested elections or an independent civil society, authoritarian governments such as the Chinese authorities are still sensitive to public sentiments in order to avoid social instability and the erosion of political legitimacy (Duckett & Wang, 2013;Ngok & Huang, 2014). Therefore, soliciting citizens' views on the existing system and their expectations for improvement is very crucial to inform China's ongoing social security reforms.…”

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Popular support for the social security system in urban China: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in a Chinese city

Qin

2019

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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Because the legitimacy of the welfare system ultimately depends on citizens’ support, it is vital to understand public welfare attitudes. By analysing primary data collected in Zhuhai City, this study examines Chinese people's attitudes toward contributory social security programmes. The study's bi-dimensional conception of welfare attitudes synthesises the dual roles that people play in social security and examines their respective attitudes. Self-interest and ideology models were both tested in the Chinese context. As ordinary citizens, people's expectation for governmental responsibility in social security appears to be high. As contributors to the system, their willingness to pay premiums is also on the high side. Based on multivariate analysis, this study provides contextual explanations for the attitudinal patterns observed in Zhuhai and interprets the results in reference to the international literature. The article concludes with policy implications for China's social security reforms.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Popular support for the social security system in urban China: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in a Chinese city

Qin

2019

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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“…He attaches great importance to and always emphasizes the vital role of developing socialist productive forces. For the development of productive forces and the importance of achieving social justice, Deng Xiaoping believes that: "The superiority of socialism, the most fundamental is to greatly develop social productive forces, and gradually improve the people's material and spiritual life" [6]. It can be seen that Deng Xiaoping realized that only by vigorously developing socialist productive forces can we improve the living standards of the broad masses of the people and achieve social justice, so as to further demonstrate the superiority of the socialist system and fundamentally consolidate the socialist system.…”

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Studies on the Value, Function and Realization of Deng Xiaoping's Social Justice Thought

Wang¹

2017

Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Economics and Management, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences (EMEHSS

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“…Guo 2013; Goodman 2013), exhibiting a logic fitting of neoliberal philosophy experienced in the global context as well. By the mid-1990s, however, growing levels of inequality would again begin to reshape attitudes not only around inequality, but also around State responsibility for public services and welfare provision, bringing about another policy paradigm shift in the early 2000s (Ngok and Zhu 2010;Zhang 2012;Ngok and Huang 2014).…”

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Kadetz³

2017

Handbook of Welfare in China

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Characterising the evolution of social welfare of a country as vast as China -with one of the longest histories of civilisation, the world's largest population, and a cultural identity and social contract highly distinct from those of Western societies -is an exceedingly demanding task. In just over one hundred years, China has undergone one of the most astounding transformations in its history of political, economic and welfare development. The country has transitioned -at a breathless pace -from an agricultural fiefdom under centuries of uninterrupted imperial rule, to an inspired however dysfunctional and warring republic, to a thoroughly reorganised socialist society and command economy, to its current 'post'-socialist market-oriented regime. During these times, China's formal and informal welfare systems have been maintained by family and social relations, the State and the market -with tremendously varied outcomes and forms of support. China's intellectual traditions -recently revived to offer a moral compass to, among others, corrupt officials and its market-minded State -speak of a distinct responsibility between the ruler and ruled to provide social assistance and lead in a virtuous manner, creating a distinct relationship between morality, politics and welfare provision. Why then has welfare been so complicated and uneven during this century, and what factors have shaped its provision?This Handbook investigates the changing and many facets of welfare, and welfare providers and receivers in China. It is designed to cover the major themes in the development of China's social welfare trajectory, with a primary focus on contemporary issues, gains, challenges and actors, invited by recent developments in leadership vision and renewed commitments to address growing socioeconomic disparity and rising public dissatisfaction -particularly since the introduction in late 1978 of the economic reform and 'open door' strategy (gaige kaifang 改革开放), hereafter referred to as the reform era. These reforms introduced a market logic to welfare provision, with disastrous consequences for the majority of Chinese people, and resulted in tremendous social dislocation and economic uncertainty. The Handbook is also designed to provide insights into China's recent historical, political and cultural context, and introduce -via the case studies and historical chapters -the continuities and challenges that inform the construction, characteristics, progress and future challenges of China's welfare system.The Handbook follows Elisabeth Croll's (1999) classification of Dixon and Davis's theorisation of social welfare (shehui fuli 社会福利) -which includes social insurance (shehui baoxian 社会保险), social services (shehui fuwu 社会服务) and social relief (shehui jiuji 社会救济) -within and beyond China's borders. As an arm of welfare policy, social insurance refers to arrangements for retirement, such as pensions; for periods of unemployment, such as unemployment subsidies, maternity pay and benefits for work-related injury, illness or disability; and...

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Policy Paradigm Shift and the Changing Role of the State: The Development of Social Policy in China since 2003

Cited by 43 publications

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Popular support for the social security system in urban China: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in a Chinese city

Popular support for the social security system in urban China: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in a Chinese city

Studies on the Value, Function and Realization of Deng Xiaoping's Social Justice Thought

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