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Chinese Healthcare System in Welfare State Typology

Thesis title in Czech:	Zdravotní systém v Číně pohledem typologie welfare State
Thesis title in English:	Chinese Healthcare System in Welfare State Typology
Key words:	Welfare State Typology; China; Chinese Health Care System; Health Decommodification Index
English key words:	Welfare State Typology; China; Chinese Health Care System; Health Decommodification Index
Academic year of topic announcement:	2017/2018
Thesis type:	diploma thesis
Thesis language:	angličtina
Department:	Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
Supervisor:	Ing. Zuzana Kotherová, Ph.D.
Author:	hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
Date of registration:	15.02.2021
Date of assignment:	15.02.2021
Date and time of defence:	23.06.2021 09:00
Venue of defence:	Pekařská 16
Date of electronic submission:	02.05.2021
Date of proceeded defence:	23.06.2021
Opponents:	Mgr. Ing. Olga Angelovská, Ph.D.



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Preliminary scope of work

The author studied the welfare state typology in China from a health care perspective. This study aims to figure out what type of welfare typology works in Chinese health care system through comparative welfare state typology, specifically the decommodification principle proposed by Esping-Andersen (2019) and health care decommodification index put forward by Bambra (2006). Studying the classification of Chinese welfare state typology by analysing the Chinese health care system and comparing it with other countries in the world within the scope of welfare state typology, helps China enhancing the public administration. The author found that China belongs to medium decommodification group which means it is the same decommodification level as Conservative-Corporatist regimes, but also indicates there’s a huge improvement potential to high decommodification group in the future.

Preliminary scope of work in English