China's Social Development and Policy : Into the Next Stage? (Paperback)

IntroductionLitao Zhao Part 1: China into the Next Stage of Development 1.Society Must Be Defended: Reform, openness and social policy in ChinaYongnian Zheng 2. China’s New Stage of DevelopmentPeilin Li Part 2: Social Policy Reform Moving to the Fore 3. Issues and Options for Social Security Reform in ChinaShi Li 4. China’s Fiscal Expenditure on Social Security since 1978Yanzhong Wang and Yuqi Long 5. Healthcare Reform: Where is China heading?Phua Kai Hong and Alex He Jingwei 6. How Successful are China’s Public Housing Schemes?Bingqin Li 7. China’s Rapid Demographic Transition and its Challenges to Social Security SystemDing Lu 8. Political Dynamics of Social Policy Reform in ChinaYongnian Zheng and Yanjie Huang 9. Developmentalism, Secularism, Nationalism and Essentialism: Current Situation and Challenges of the Ethnic Issue in China Yongjia LiangPart 3: China's Social Development in a Comparative Perspective 10. The Evolving East Asian Welfare Regimes: The Case of ChinaChack Kie Wong 11. Singapore’s Social Development Experience: Relevant Lesson for China? Litao Zhao and John Wong