Adapted from an article from the Columbia China Center for Social Policy: The Columbia China Center for Social Policy, directed by Qin Gao, Weatherhead East Asian Institute faculty member and Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the Columbia School of Social Work, hosted its inaugural international conference on the theme of “Expanding Social Policy in China” on … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Explains China’s Dibao Social Assistance Program on the Sinica Podcast
On March 15, 2018, Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed China's Dibao social assistance program on SupChina's Sinica Podcast. From the Sinica Podcast Description: "There is no question that China has seen a miracle of poverty reduction. According to the World Bank, since the … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Co-Authors Social Science Research Article About the Influence of Social Benefits on Public Support of Government in China
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, has co-authored (with Xian Huang) a new article titled "Does Social Insurance Enrollment Improve Citizen Assessment of Local Government Performance? Evidence from China" in the journal Social Science Research, Vol. 70 (February 2018). From the article … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Talks to the BBC World Service About China’s Plan to Eliminate Poverty by 2020
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director of the China Center for Social Policy at Columbia University, spoke on the BBC World Service's "More or Less" February 2, 2018 radio program about China's plan to eliminate poverty by 2020. The program asks: How does China measure poverty and is it possible for them to make sure, over the next few years, that no … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Talks on Council on Foreign Relations Podcast About Her New Book on Social Assistance in China
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed her recently published book Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China (Oxford University Press, 2017) on the Council on Foreign Relations' December 8, 2017 podcast "Eradicating Poverty in China—An Impossible Task?" Professor Gao's … [Read more...]
