Publisher's Synopsis
Since Mao?s demise, China has embraced economic modernisation with a vengeance. The stunning growth that followed the reforms and the effects on her political institutions has captured world attention. Nevertheless, there has been a dearth of studies on social change and social policy in this period of rapid transition. This book scrutinises the social change process and the reform challenge, assesses the social policy responses and analyses key policy issues affecting China?s 1.2 billion people. It not only offers an in depth dissection of the subject, but also draws out salient points in the policy and development debates and places the Chinese experience in a comparative perspective. All the contributors are academics from Hong Kong who have drawn upon many years of research in China and skills of social policy analysis to offer a unique review of social developments in the world?s number three economic power.
