Absent role of the state: Analysis of social support to older people with disabilities in rural China

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 633-648

  Fisher, Karen R ^a   Shang, Xiaoyuan ^a   Li, Zhengang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ageing; Care; China; Disability; Older people; Poverty; Rural; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DISABILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STATE ROLE;

CHINA;

EID: 80054057424     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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