Conclusion: The Factors of Welfare Model of China

Abstract

This chapter is a conclusion of the book. It tries to demonstrate the factors or elements of rural welfare of Chinese type. This book analyses rural welfare of China from historical, political, social, economic and cultural perspectives. Thus, rural welfare system represents the special characteristics of China from these respects. Traditional Chinese welfare thoughts and culture constitute the foundation of the Chinese welfare system. It links the socialist principle of building a welfare system based on the collective structure. The modern factors which come from advanced western countries constitute a new management system. All the above three are the core nature of the Chinese rural welfare system, and it is a model different from western countries. However, China’s transformation is still in progress and its welfare structure is in a period of development and adjustment.