Handbook of Welfare in China
Edited by Beatriz Carrillo, Johanna Hood and Paul Kadetz
Chapter 9: The social welfare of ethnic minorities: rationale, impact and outcomes
Reza Hasmath and Andrew W. MacDonald
Abstract
The social welfare of ethnic minorities is a contested subject in contemporary China, with a deep politicalised history. This chapter introduces the slate of policies that the Chinese government has enacted to benefit minorities, with particular attention on the Minimum Livelihood Guarantee programme, the dibao. We find that the dibao has generally been pro-minority, while other new social programmes – even conditional on need – still tend to favour Han residents.
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