英文摘要ABSTRACTS

Governance Studies（Bimonthly）

Volume 38，Number 5，Sep.2022

ABSTRACTS

The Outline of Promoting Low-income Groups towards Common ProsperityLin Mingang（4）

Abstract：Low-income groups are vulnerable in society and sometimes require assistance and guarantees if they are to achieve common prosperity. Exploring how to nudge such groups towards this goal is gradually becoming a topic of great interest. This paper focuses on the formulation of an action plan for this work. The value objectives， realization paths， and key mechanisms from the perspective of the least advantaged should always be considered. Value objectives should be based on the theories of fairness and justice， social cooperation， and endogenous power for low-income groups. In terms of promoting low-income groups， this paper summarizes three development paths： the rich push those who become rich later， urban-rural integration， and “assistance+charity”. In terms of promoting the policy paths of low-income groups， this paper gives full play to the supporting role of basic public services for low-income groups; the establishment of policy paths that focus on increasing income through employment; and， the improvement of the comprehensive security policy path with poverty relief as the core. To do this， four key mechanisms need to be put in place.

Keywords： common prosperity; low-income groups; the least advantaged

Social Participation Patterns and their Impact on the Mental Health of the Elderly——A Personal-family Balance PerspectiveHe Wenjiong， Zhang Xue and Liu Laize（12）

Abstract： Social participation is an important action plan that both promotes mental health among the elderly and active aging. Participation levels of the elderly in personal and family life form differentiated patterns of social participation. Based on the perspective of personal-family balance， this study used latent structure analysis of data from the 2015 and 2018 “China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey” to classify four types of social participation patterns among the elderly： individual-centered， family-centered， balanced， and low-participated. The impact of these patterns on the mental health of the elderly was then analyzed through a lagged regression model. This study finds that： （1） compared with low-participated and family-centered， individual-centered can significantly reduce the degree of depression in the elderly; but this effect is not enough to affect the likelihood of suffering from depression. （2） The individual-centered type has a more significant effect on relieving depression among the rural elderly， and the family-centered urban elderly are more likely to fall into depression than the low-participated. （3） As against the low-participated elderly， the individual-centered pattern significantly reduces the degree of depression among the middle-aged elderly， but the family-centered and balanced young elderly show a higher probability of depression. Studying the impact of social participation patterns on the mental health of the elderly and exploring patterns with more health-improving effects can inform policy practices for the social participation of the elderly and proactively respond to the aging of the population.

Key words： social participation patterns; the elderly; mental health; personal-family balance

The Digital Inclusion， Social Capital， and Mental Health of Older Chinese Adults： Empirical Evidence from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey （CLASS）Jiang Shan， Jiang Chaoxin and Ren Qiang（25）

Abstract：In the digital age， improving digital inclusion and social capital is a critical approach to protecting the mental health of older adults and achieving active aging. Data was obtained from the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey （CLASS） and analyzed by the linear regression model， instrumental variable analysis， and propensity score matching. This study finds that （1） digital inclusion has a positive effect on the mental health of older adults; （2） social capital is a significant mediator between digital inclusion and the mental health of older adults; （3） there are urban-rural differences in the impact of digital inclusion on the mental health of older adults. The impact of digital inclusion on mental health is stronger for older adults with rural household registration compared to those with urban household registration. Digital access barriers and digital skill barriers for older adults must be reduced. And， a digitally inclusive society must be built to improve the social capital and promote the mental well-being of older Chinese adults.

Key words：digital inclusion; social capital; mental health; older adults

A Process-oriented Comparative Study of the Construction of Social Assistance Systems in China and Korea： Homogeneity and difference in the East-Asian Welfare RegimeZhang Qilin and Fu Mingqi（35）

Abstract：The welfare regime provides a logical basis for the life-cycle’s operation and its policies. From a process perspective， the construction of welfare policy in East Asian countries could be divided into three stages：Formation，Adaptation，and outward-Promotion.This study explores the homogeneity and differences in the East Asian welfare regime by comparing the construction of the social assistance systems in China and South Korea. China’s formation of its Basic Livelihood Security （BLS） program was in batches， with political competition between regional governments. South Korea’s National Basic Livelihood Security （NBLSS） program was updated through a one-step process under the central government’s authority. To adapt to the economic and societal needs， BLS and NBLSS turned to updating the connotation or denotation of poverty governance， respectively. Then， BLS and NBLSS changed the policy environment through different strategies， challenging the Leviathan-styled welfare delivery and then setting up a dynamically balanced interaction between the policy network and the policy instrument by promoting the familism traditions and shaping an ordered society. In conclusion， the process of constructing the social assistance system in China and Korea indicates a turn in East Asian countries towards productivism and familism. Yet， the fragmentation in the East Asian welfare regime caused by their different developmental strategies could exist for a long time to come.