1st Edition
Socialist Welfare in a Market Economy Social Security Reforms in Guangzhou, China
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2001. Using the city of Guangzhou as a case study, this text looks at how China has adopted a market economy, whilst still maintaining state-owned enterprises and an all-embracing social security system which protects the majority of Chinese workers. This volume examines three questions: can socialist social welfare co-exist with the market economy?; can... Read more
One: Economic and Labour Reforms in China; 1: Economic Growth and the Diminishing Role of State-owned Enterprises; 2: Reform of State-owned Enterprises: A Historical Overview; 3: Reform of the Labour and Wage System; 4: Challenges to Reform of State-owned Enterprises; Two: From Labour Insurance to Social Security; 5: Shortcomings of the Labour Insurance Regulations; 6: Establishing a Modern Multi-tier Old-age Pension System; 7: Unemployment Insurance in a Socialist Market Economy; Three: The Guangzhou Experience for the Nation; 8: The First City to Experience Economic Reform; 9: Dismantling the State-owned Enterprises in Guangzhou; 10: Old-age Pension System with Guangzhou Characteristics; 11: New Ventures in Unemployment, Injuries and Death, and Maternity Insurance; Four: A Long and Winding Road of Reform; 12: Has China Established a Socialist Social Security System with Chinese Characteristics?
Biography
Yongxin Zhou, Nelson Chow, Yeubin Xu
