Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, was quoted in the November 26, 2017 South China Morning Post article "Tales from Beijing and Hong Kong Show Challenge of Fighting Poverty, Especially Among Working Poor." Professor Gao, a leading expert on social policy in China, told the newspaper that … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Talks with Sinovision and Asia Now About Her New Book on Social Assistance in China
In November 2017, 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) with Sinovision and with the Association for Asian Studies' Asia Now blog. Professor Gao's book provides the … [Read more...]
Qin Gao is Quoted in New York Times Article About Xi Jinping’s Vow to Eliminate Poverty
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, was quoted in the October 31, 2017 New York Times article "Xi Jinping Vows No Poverty in China by 2020. That Could Be Hard." Professor Gao, an expert on social policy in China, told the Times that "The government’s initiatives sound good. But the question is … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Makes Video Presentation to the UNDP about Universal Basic Income in China
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, recently made a video presentation to the United Nations Development Programme about lessons from China's Dibao system that might help inform a Universal Basic Income (UBI) program for China. Professor Gao's presentation was part of an event about UBI that … [Read more...]
“Modernity and Policy Toward the Urban Poor in China”
Lecture "Modernity and Policy Toward the Urban Poor in China" Dorothy Solinger, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine Moderated by Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work, Columbia School of Social Work Discussant: Xian Huang, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University 12:10 PM - 1:50 PM School of Social … [Read more...]
