| Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,the Central Committee and the State Council have attached great importance to social security work.The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China puts forward the principle requirements of ’taking the bottom line,weaving a dense network and building a mechanism’,which points out the direction for the reform of China’s social assistance system.Social assistance is an important and fundamental social security system in China.It can not only optimize the allocation of resources,but also promote social equity,maintain national harmony and stability,which is essential for the sound and sustainable development of the society.At present,China’s economy has gradually fallen back from the high-speed development period to the new normal of balanced and stable period.The slowdown of economic growth rate and the transition of growth mode bring new demands and challenges to China’s social assistance system.In view of this,this paper closely discusses the development characteristics and reform path of social assistance in China under the new economic normal,and takes into account the typical characteristics of welfare rigidity,trying to provide certain data support and theoretical basis for the comprehensive deepening reform of social assistance system in China.On the basis of economic growth theory and social equity theory,this paper discusses the influence of new normal of economy and rigid welfare on social assistance expenditure.It describes the characteristics of China’s social assistance expenditure from the perspective of development level,structure,urban-rural differences and provincial differences.The results show that the level of China’s social assistance expenditure is rising,but the growth rate has declined sharply since 2014.The specific projects of social assistance get improved.The results prove the urban-rural differences and provincial differences of social assistance.Based on the data analysis,this paper further focuses on the challenges for China’s social assistance system under the new economic normal,in order to objectively reveal the reform direction of the social assistance system.Welfare rigidity is an important constraint that cannot be ignored in the reform of welfare policy,especially under the new normal of slowing economic growth.this paper comprehensively discusses its formation mechanism from the perspective of welfare demand,welfare system and social psychology,in order to accurately grasp the key focus of reducing the rigid risk.The time series show certain rigid characteristics in social assistance expenditure,which bring challenges to the reform of social assistance expenditure.Welfare pluralism advocates the coordination and cooperation mode of government,individual,family and enterprise,which provides a new path for the reform of welfare policy.In view of this,this paper discusses the experience of the reform of social assistance system breaking through welfare rigidity,and then,reveal the important reference and inspiration considering China’s national conditions.Finally,this paper puts forward some policy suggestions for the deepening reform of social assistance system from different perspectives to effectively promote the steady economic growth and harmonious social development. |
