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Absent role of the state
— analysis of social support to older people with disabilities in Rural China | | Author(s) | Karen R Fisher, Xiaoyuan Shang, Zhengang Li |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Administration, vol 45, no 6, December 2011 |
| Pages | pp 633-648 |
| Source | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0144-5596&... |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Social welfare ; Services ; Rights [elderly] ; China ; Rural areas ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | China is experiencing rapid population ageing and already has 44 million older people with disabilities aged over 59 years. Yet social support for this client group is undeveloped and not well researched. This article contributes by using a disability rights framework (right to life and protection, economic security and social support) to analyse local cases in rural China. It finds that, although the family is still the main provider of economic and care support to rural older people with disabilities, the absence of a state role in welfare provision has negative impacts on the well-being of older and younger generations in rural families. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111214004 A |
| Classmark | BN: TY: I: IKR: 7DC: RL: 4C |
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