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Event Details
April 13, 2017
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International Affairs Building, Room 918
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
United States

Public Talk - New York, NY

Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China

Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work, Columbia School of Social Work
 
No Registration Required.
 
Co-sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Affairs Council
 
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In this presentation, Professor Gao will discuss her new book, Welfare, Work, and Poverty. This work evaluates the impact and effectiveness of China’s primary social assistance program — Minimum Livelihood Guarantee (Dibao) — since it’s inception in 1993. Dibao serves the dual function of providing a basic safety net for the poor and maintaining social and political stability.