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{{short description|Overview of social welfare in China}}
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'''Social welfare in China does not exist for people who are not government officials.'''
'''Social welfare in China''' has undergone various changes throughout history. The [[Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security]] is responsible for the [[social welfare system]].

Welfare in [[China]] is linked to the [[hukou system]]. Those holding non-agricultural hukou status have access to a number of programs provided by the government, such as healthcare, employment, retirement pensions, housing, and education. While rural residents traditionally were expected to provide for themselves,<ref>Young, J. (2013). Ch. 2. In China's Hukou System: Markets, Migrants and Institutional Change (pp. 27-64). New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.</ref> in 2014 the [[Chinese Communist Party]] announced reforms aimed at providing rural citizens access to historically urban social programs.<ref>Chan, K. W. (2015). Five Decades of the Chinese Hukou System. In Handbook of Chinese Migration: Identity and Wellbeing (pp. 23-47). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.</ref>

In pre-1980s reform China, the [[socialist state]] fulfilled the needs of society from cradle to grave. Child care, education, job placement, housing, subsistence, health care, and elder care were largely the responsibility of the work unit as administered through [[state-owned enterprise]]s and agricultural communes and collectives. As those systems disappeared or were reformed, the "[[iron rice bowl]]" approach to welfare changed. Article 14 of the constitution stipulates that the state "builds and improves a welfare system that corresponds with the level of economic development."

In 2004 China experienced the greatest decrease in its poorest population since 1999. People with a [[per capita income]] of less than 668 [[renminbi]] (RMB; US$80.71) decreased by 2.9 million people or 10 percent; those with a per capita income of less than 924 RMB (US$111.64) decreased by 6.4 million people or 11.4 percent, according to statistics from the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]]’s [[Poverty Reduction Office]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=IBP|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f5iyDwAAQBAJ&q=In+2004+China+experienced+the+greatest+decrease+in+its+poorest+population+since+1999.+People+with+a+per+capita+income+of+less+than+668+renminbi+%28RMB%3B+US%2480.71%29+decreased+by+2.9+million+people+or+10+percent&pg=PA91|title=China Labor Laws and Regulations Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Basic Laws|date=2013-04-04|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-4387-8054-2|language=en}}</ref>

Welfare [[reform]]s since the late 1990s have included [[unemployment]] insurance, [[medical insurance]], [[workers’ compensation]] insurance, [[maternity]] benefits, communal [[pension]] funds, individual pension accounts, [[universal health care]].<ref>[http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17207313/long-march-universal-coverage-lessons-china "The long march to universal coverage: lessons from China"] ''World Bank'', January 2013</ref>

Furthermore, for many of the minority groups, [[Affirmative action in China|there are some benefits available]].<ref name=Sautmanp77>Sautman, p. 77. Three principles are the basis for the policy: equality for national minorities, territorial autonomy, and equality for all languages and cultures.</ref>

During July 2020, Beijing social security center put restrictions on the social security withholding and payment, which was allowed to be operational previously via third party organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-13|title=Beijing Tightens Social Insurance Filing Services by Third-Party HR Agency|url=https://www.china-briefing.com/news/beijing-tightens-social-insurance-filing-services-by-third-party-hr-agency/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=China Briefing News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-21|title=Beijing Cancels Social Security Withholding & Payment Business|url=https://www.hrone.com/beijing-cancels-social-security-withholding/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=HROne|language=en-US}}</ref>

The Chinese retirement system has broad coverage, with almost 70% of urban residents covered by either the urban or rural pension plans as of 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Roach |first=Stephen S. |url= |title=Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives |date=2022 |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=978-0-300-26901-7 |location=New Haven |oclc=1347023475 |author-link=Stephen S. Roach}}</ref>{{Rp|page=202}} However, it is not sufficiently funded to provide more than small benefits.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=202}}

'''Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS)'''

Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. In China, CRS is an important measure that the central government uses to evaluate performance of local government. Local firms may strategically add CRS to build good relationships with local government. The theory of resource dependence suggests, firm behavior is profoundly affected by the government because of its control over critical external resources (Pfeffer and Salancik, 1978). Moreover, based on the principle of reciprocity in social exchange theory (Gouldner, 1960; Blau, 1964), governments and businesses may embark on resource exchange when they realize their goals are cooperative. The existing literature has found that companies that increase their investment in social responsibility may increase financial benefits and direct value to stakeholders (Orlitzky et al., 2003; Kopel and Brand, 2012; Lambertini; Tampieri, 2015; Nollet et al., 2016; Shen et al., 2016). Corporate strategic management of relationships with governments can bring advantages in terms of market competition (Schuler et al., 2002; Hillman et al., 2004; Yang et al., 2019). Therefore, the promotion incentives of local government officials may motivate firms to improve their social responsibility performance as a strategy to obtain more political resources.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kong |first=Dongmin |last2=Cheng |first2=Xu |last3=Jiang |first3=Xiandeng |date=2021-02-01 |title=Effects of political promotion on local firms’ social responsibility in China |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264999319309812 |journal=Economic Modelling |volume=95 |pages=418–429 |doi=10.1016/j.econmod.2020.03.009 |issn=0264-9993|doi-access=free }}</ref>


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==See also==

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