TY - JOUR
T1 - Welfare state without dependency: The case of the UK Chinese people
AU - CHAN, Chak Kwan
AU - COLE, Bankole
AU - BOWPITT, Graham
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - The present study was based on data from 100 face-to-face interviews, supplemented by findings from 316 respondents in a national postal survey, and shows that UK Chinese respondents were family-orientated and self-reliant, having low expectations of public welfare. These features challenge the myth of welfare dependency of ethnic minorities. Also, compared with Chinese welfare practices based on strong moral values and duties towards other people, New Labour's welfare culture lacks a solid social and ethical base for nurturing the concepts of duty and self-reliance.
AB - The present study was based on data from 100 face-to-face interviews, supplemented by findings from 316 respondents in a national postal survey, and shows that UK Chinese respondents were family-orientated and self-reliant, having low expectations of public welfare. These features challenge the myth of welfare dependency of ethnic minorities. Also, compared with Chinese welfare practices based on strong moral values and duties towards other people, New Labour's welfare culture lacks a solid social and ethical base for nurturing the concepts of duty and self-reliance.
UR - https://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/7565
U2 - 10.1017/S1474746407003843
DO - 10.1017/S1474746407003843
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 6
SP - 503
EP - 514
JO - Social Policy and Society
JF - Social Policy and Society
SN - 1474-7464
IS - 4
ER -