This book critically and comprehensively examines China's welfare development amidst its rapid economic growth and increasing social tensions. It covers the main policy areas from China's inception of the open door policy in 1978 to the new administration of Jinping Xi and Keqiang Li, including social security, health, education, housing, employment, rural areas, migrant workers, children and young people, disabled people, old age pensions and non-governmental organisations. In particular, it critically analyses the impact of policy changes on the well-being of Chinese people

1. Introduction: Rebuilding a Welfare System for China's Mixed Economy 2. Social Policy Making in China 3. The Institutionalisation of Social Assistance 4. Old Age Pension 5. Labour Policy 6. Health Policy in China 7. China's Housing Policy: Reforms and Impact 8. Education Reform and Governance Change: Policy Issues and Challenges 9. Rural Social Policy 10. NGO Policy and Politics in China: A Changing Game 11. Rural-Urban Migration in China: A Critical Understanding of Informality 12. Child Policy in China: Evolution, Framework and its Future Path 13. Disability Policy 14. Conclusion: Modern Chinese Welfare Achievements and Challenges Ahead

Kinglun Ngok is a Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China.

Chak Kwan Chan is a Reader in Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University, UK.