Kjell Nilsson
Universitetslektor
Social Welfare in China and Vietnam: how new welfare models are being developed in a globalised world
Författare
Summary, in English
Although China and Vietnam are both countries in transition from similar systems to market economy they are often referred to as following different transitional paths. We analyze the social security and social assistance programmes in the two countries in order to identify ways in which these programmes relate to ideological frameworks as well as to historic and contemporary institutional configurations of welfare provision through the state, market and family. However, when applying macro-oriented theories on the micro level, existing analytical models (such as ‘regime types’) do not fit the mixtures of welfare provision and redistributive mechanisms in many developing countries. In an effort to transcend this, we move beyond a mere comparison of “regimes” by introducing the inclusion of actual modes of action on the recipient-level in the different contexts, in respective country. This paper also discusses methodological difficulties involved in applying such an approach.
Avdelning/ar
- Sociologi
- Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi
Publiceringsår
2010
Språk
Engelska
Dokumenttyp
Konferensbidrag
Ämne
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Nyckelord
- social welfare
- China
- Vietnam
- sociologi
- sociology
Conference name
XVII International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology
Conference date
2010-07-11 - 2010-07-17
Conference place
Gothenburg, Sweden
Aktiv
Unpublished