Journal article
Shame, stigma and the take‐up of social assistance: Insights from rural China
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While the reasons for low take‐up of social assistance benefits are complex, stigma is understood to be an important factor. In this study, the proposition that financial need and social rights moderate the deterrent effect of stigma was examined with respect to China as a deviant case. Dibao, the world's largest social assistance scheme, is characterised by high take‐up but poor targeting, stigma and informal discretion in the context of rapidly declining poverty. Qualitative fieldwork revea...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd Publisher's website
- Journal:
- International Journal of Social Welfare Journal website
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 230-238
- Publication date:
- 2016-10-03
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-08-23
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1468-2397
- ISSN:
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1369-6866
- Source identifiers:
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640255
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- Local pid:
- pubs:640255
- Deposit date:
- 2016-08-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Li and Walker
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2016 The Authors. International Journal of Social Welfare © 2016 International Journal of Social Welfare and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12242
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