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The gendered experiences of inequality of older people with disabilities1 in rural communities exemplify the effect on families of the rudimentary ageing and disability support systems in China.2 This chapter examines inequality related to disability within a Confucian cultural context from a social policy perspective. It investigates the experiences of older people with disabilities in rural communities by analysing a national dataset about people with disabilities and interviews with older women with disabilities in rural communities.
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Shang, X., Fisher, K.R., Guo, P. (2014). Gender, Social Policy and Older Women with Disabilities in Rural China. In: Sung, S., Pascall, G. (eds) Gender and Welfare States in East Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137314796_5
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