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| Non-state care homes for older people as third sector organisations in China's transitional welfare economy | | Author(s) | Linda Wong, Tang Jun |
| Journal title | Journal of Social Policy, vol 35, part 2, April 2006 |
| Pages | pp 229-246 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Voluntary care homes ; Private care homes ; Voluntary agencies ; Social security [generally] ; Social surveys ; China. |
| Annotation | The rise of the third sector has been a global welfare phenomenon. In China, the growth of social organisations has been a remarkable feature of the transitional society after the adoption of market reforms and political liberalisation. As the state retreats from direct provision of welfare services, the third sector has been hailed as a new growth point for social care in China. This article begins with a brief review of the theory of the third sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and private markets in the production of welfare, which are then discussed in the specific context of China. The authors appraise the factors that contribute to the surge of non-state residential provision for older people. The final part of this article presents empirical findings on the development, key features and authority relations of 137 non-state care homes in three cities. It is argued that their uniqueness marks them out as a special form of third sector organisation in China's welfare economy. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060425210 A |
| Classmark | KWE: KWH: PK: TYA: 3F: 7DC |
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