Healthcare in an Age of Transition: A Case Study of Shanghai, China - Couverture souple

Dong, Weizhen

 
9783845476537: Healthcare in an Age of Transition: A Case Study of Shanghai, China
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3845476532 ISBN 13 : 9783845476537
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

This thesis is a study of health policy, as well as a study on social inequality. It studies who gets what in China’s market transition, and how the state policy legitimised and institutionalised certain social inequalities. The thesis’ findings parallel what the literature suggests for other transitional societies. Analysis of the new health care policy clearly shows the discontinuity in the state’s commitment to equity, which is a common phenomenon in transitional Asia as well as in Eastern Europe. Through analyzing a specific state redistributive policy and its implementation in one Chinese city, this thesis explores the state’s important role in shaping social stratification and inequality. This study examines the state policy’s direct impact on inequality with respect to health care access in China. It is one of the first analyses of the social impact of the most recent health care financing system reform in urban China.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This thesis is a study of health policy, as well as a study on social inequality. It studies who gets what in China’s market transition, and how the state policy legitimised and institutionalised certain social inequalities. The thesis’ findings parallel what the literature suggests for other transitional societies. Analysis of the new health care policy clearly shows the discontinuity in the state’s commitment to equity, which is a common phenomenon in transitional Asia as well as in Eastern Europe. Through analyzing a specific state redistributive policy and its implementation in one Chinese city, this thesis explores the state’s important role in shaping social stratification and inequality. This study examines the state policy’s direct impact on inequality with respect to health care access in China. It is one of the first analyses of the social impact of the most recent health care financing system reform in urban China.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Weizhen Dong is a sociologist. She received her Master's degree from the Institute of Social Sciences (The Netherlands), and PhD degree from the University of Toronto.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3845476532
ISBN 13 
9783845476537
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
252
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