Screen LibraryTowards a Society with Social Protection for All : A Concise History of Social Security Transformation in Modern China /
This book systematically reviews the development of social policy since the establishment of the People s Republic of China. As such, it begins by investigating the establishment of the Insurance System in the early period, then moves on to the planned economy period, the Cultural Revolution period,...
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Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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China insights, 2363-7579 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4669-8 |
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This book systematically reviews the development of social policy since the establishment of the People s Republic of China. As such, it begins by investigating the establishment of the Insurance System in the early period, then moves on to the planned economy period, the Cultural Revolution period, and the Reform and Opening Up period, characterized by efforts to adapt to a market economy. For each period, the book examines the effect of the economic system, the mode of production and forms of employment for social policy design, so as to clarify the developing context of Chinese social policy, and to help readers grasp the legal aspects of social policy development and the main problems China faces in its present economic developmental stage. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XVII,206pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9789811046698 |
| Index Number: | H96 |
| CLC: | C913.7 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Take Realizing Social Insurance as a Guiding Aim: 1921-1949 -- Employment and Social Security under the Planned Economy: 1949-1978 -- From Enterprise Insurance to Social Insurance -- Socialist Market Economy and Preliminary Establishment of the Social Security System: Development in 1990s -- Towards Social Equity Reform in 21st Century -- Great Social Transformation -- References -- Index. |