Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program -- Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao -- the world's largest welfare program. The text offers new empirical evidence and draws policy lessons that are timely and useful for both China and beyond. It is essential reading for those interested in learning about and understanding contemporary China.
Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program -- Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao -- the world's largest welfare program. The text offers new empirical evidence and draws policy lessons that are timely and useful for both China and beyond. It is essential reading for those interested in learning about and understanding contemporary China.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Qin Gao, PhD, MPhil, MA, is Associate Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the Columbia School of Social Work at Columbia University. She is also an Academic Board Member of the China Institute for Income Distribution and Beijing Normal University, and a Public Intellectual Fellow of the National Committee on United States-China Relations. Dr. Gao's research examines poverty, income inequality, and social welfare policies and programs in China and their cross-national comparisons. She has published widely in leading interdisciplinary journals such as the China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of Social Policy, Review of Income and Wealth, Social Service Review, and World Development.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures 1. Introduction 2. Background, Inception, and Development 3. Thresholds, Financing, and Beneficiaries 4. Targeting Performance 5. Anti-Poverty Effectiveness 6. From Welfare to Work 7. Family Expenditures and Human Capital Investment 8. Social Participation and Subjective Well-being 9. What Next? Policy Solutions and Research Directions References Acknowledgements
Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures 1. Introduction 2. Background, Inception, and Development 3. Thresholds, Financing, and Beneficiaries 4. Targeting Performance 5. Anti-Poverty Effectiveness 6. From Welfare to Work 7. Family Expenditures and Human Capital Investment 8. Social Participation and Subjective Well-being 9. What Next? Policy Solutions and Research Directions References Acknowledgements
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