Abstract:Issues of social policy— their evolution, role in ensuring minimum equity, developmental functions and future directions— are especially worth exploring in respect of China and India. The two countries are sufficiently similar in terms of economic size, developmental stage and the challenges they face, but are dissimilar enough in terms of the larger socio-economic and political institutions and systems, history and culture as to make them natural candidates for an in-depth comparative study of developmental experiences. Focusing on social policy, Arjan De Haan (2013) makes a useful attempt in that direction. (…)

Keywords:social policies, China, India, role, land ownership, economic size

Publication Date:14 June 2013

Type/Issue:One Pager/202

ISSN:2318-9118