"Cover"--"Half Title"--"Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "List of Tables" -- "List of Figures" -- "List of Contributors" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "1 Foreword" -- "PART 1: ON DRAWING LESSONS, IN THE CONTEXT OF CHINA" -- "2 When all other Conditions are not Equal: The Context for Drawing Lessons" -- "3 The Context of Social Policy Reform in China: Theoretical, Comparative and Historical Perspectives" -- "4 The Policy Process in Contemporary China: Mechanisms of Politics and Government" -- "5 Paradigm Shifts in Social Welfare Policy Making in China: Struggling between Economic Efficiency and Social Equity" -- "PART 2: POLICY SECTORS UNDER SCRUTINY" -- "6 Policies Geared to Tackling Social Inequality and Poverty in China" -- "7 Reflections on Inequality and Poverty in China" -- "8 Labour Market Construction and Labour Mobility in Urban China" -- "9 The British Labour Market and Labour Market Policy in Comparative Perspective" -- "10 Pension Reform in China" -- "11 Reforming Pensions" -- "12 Financing Health Care in China's Cities: Balancing Needs and Entitlements" -- "13 China's Health Policy: A Comparative Footnote" -- "14 Progress and Problems of Urban Housing Reform" -- "15 Housing in China: A View from the West" -- "16 Women's Rights and Protection Policy in China: Achievements and Problems" -- "17 Women's Rights and Gender Issues" -- "18 Social Care and Voluntary Action in China: The Policy of 'Societalizing Social Welfare' and its Effects" -- "19 Voluntary Action, Social Care and Social Work: A UK Response" -- "20 Afterword Catherine