Chapter 1. Political Economy of Social Policy. an Overview -- Chapter 2. Social making and implementation in China. Institutions and Actors -- Chapter 3. Centralization/Decentralization in Policymaking and Implementation -- Chapter 4. Interagency Collaboration in policymaking and implementation...

Have recent trends in globalization changed the positive link between trade openness and social insurance? The consensus view - that voters want better social insurance against income loss the more open the economy - is seemingly contested by the rise of populism and the China shock. We present...

This book explores the institutional factors in social policymaking and implementation in China. From the performance evaluation system for local cadres to the intergovernmental fiscal system, local policy experimentation, logrolling among government departments, and the "top-level" design,...