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Towards a Society with Social Protection for All

A Concise History of Social Security Transformation in Modern China

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Authors:
  1. Hong Zhou

    1. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

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  2. Jun Zhang

    1. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

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  • Written by the leading researcher on sociology in contemporary China
  • The topic is a hot issue for scholars and general readers alike, and the coverage unravels the myths surrounding Chinese social security policy
  • Written in accessible language, highly readable and focusing on issues close to our day-to-day lives
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Part of the book series: China Insights (CHINAIN)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Take Realizing Social Insurance as a Guiding Aim: 1921–1949

    • Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang
    Pages 1-4

  3. Employment and Social Security Under the Planned Economy: 1949–1978

    • Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang
    Pages 5-38

  4. From “Enterprise Insurance” to Social Insurance

    • Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang
    Pages 39-91

  5. Socialist Market Economy and Preliminary Establishment of the Social Security System: Development in 1990s

    • Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang
    Pages 93-152

  6. Toward Social Equity—Reform in Twenty-first Century

    • Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang
    Pages 153-194

  7. Great Social Transformation

    • Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang
    Pages 195-198

  8. Erratum to: Towards a Society with Social Protection for All

    • Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang
    Pages E1-E1

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 199-206
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang

About the authors

Zhou Hong, member of the Academic Divisions of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), serves as Deputy Chair of the Academic Division for International Studies of CASS. She is the Chairwoman of the China Association for European Studies, deputy chair to the China Association for Social Security Studies, and to the China Association for International Relations. In 2012 she became an elected Member of the 12th People’s Congress. Her major publications include: On Foreign Aid (2015), Assessing 10 Years of China-EU Strategic Partnership (ed., 2013), China’s Foreign Aid：60 Years in Retrospect (ed., 2012), Social Security Systems Worldwide (ed., 2010-2011), Chinese Views of the World (eds., 2009), China-Europe Relations (eds., 2009), EU as a Power (ed., 2008), EU Governance Model (eds., 2008), Donors in China (2007), Whither the Welfare State (2006), and The Process of European Civilization (co-authored, 2004) etc. She has been editing the Annual European Development Report 1996-2013.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards a Society with Social Protection for All

  • Book Subtitle: A Concise History of Social Security Transformation in Modern China

  • Authors: Hong Zhou, Jun Zhang

  • Series Title: China Insights

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4669-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. and China Social Sciences Press 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4668-1Published: 09 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5196-9Published: 12 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4669-8Published: 01 August 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2363-7579

  • Series E-ISSN: 2363-7587

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 206

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Comparative Social Policy, Social Policy, Social Care

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