When: Wednesday 5 February 2025 at 4–5.30pm 
Location: 139 Boardroom, 25 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow and online with registration at https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/YVHxFRePR9q2TcK1BFzQ7g
 
Abstract
 
The Chinese party-state’s ‘Common Prosperity’ agenda rose to prominence in mid-2021 and has been the subject of both media and scholarly attention. Most studies have noted its political goals and its focus on tackling inequalities, with some emphasising the impact on private sector big business and others arguing that it augurs efforts at redistribution through tax and social security reforms. This presentation, based on an analysis of leadership speeches and published Party and government documents, examines both the rhetoric and practice of Common Prosperity as it has evolved since 2021. The paper then considers what Common Prosperity shows about Xi era social policy, about China’s model of development, and about the wider political system.
 
Bio
 
Professor Jane Duckett is Edward Caird Chair of Politics and Director of the Scottish Centre for China Research at the University of Glasgow. Her publications include the books: The Entrepreneurial State in China (1998), China’s Changing Welfare Mix (2011) and The Chinese State’s Retreat from Health (2011), as well as papers in The China Quarterly, Modern China, World Development, Development and Change, Health Policy and Planning, and Social Policy and Administration.
 
 

The Scottish Centre for China Research is grateful for the support of the MacFie Bequest for its seminar series.

For further information, contact Professor Jane Duckett <jane.duckett@glasgow.ac.uk>

First published: 31 January 2025

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