abstract: 'Employment is an important way for persons with disabilities (PwDs) to

  participate in society and fulfil their potential. However, despite the

  impression that employment support for PwDs is improving, why is the

  actual employment situation in China stagnant or even worsening? In

  order to answer this question, this paper uses a qualitative study in

  BTQ City, QL Province, China to analyze the causes of the general

  problems in employment support for PwDs by breaking them down into

  official government, quasi-government, and primary support groups. This

  study finds that the prioritization of `economic development'' dominates

  people''s thinking and actions, to the detriment of social and economic

  goals. Consequently, the responses of the three employment support

  systems are: (a) an official government focus on ``productivism{''''}

  means PwDs employment is not a priority, and official support is usually

  ``all talk, no action{''''}; (b) bureaucratic quasi-government

  organizations are reluctant to assist beyond mere formalities to boost

  PwDs employment as this does not form part of their performance

  assessment; and (c) individualism resulting from societal breakdown

  makes the primary support group perceive a lack of benefit in assisting

  PwDs, and any assistance they render is done purely out of self-interest

  and are therefore unsustainable. We hope that the findings of this study

  will provide some inspiration and reference for improving the employment

  policy of PwDs in China.'
affiliation: 'Chen, RX (Corresponding Author), Renmin Univ China, Sch Labor \& Human
  Resources, 59 Zhongguancun St, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China.

  Ge, Zhong-Ming, Shandong Univ, Welf Res Ctr People Disabil, Zhixin Bldg A1416,Shanda
  North St 27, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China.

  Chen, Ren-Xing, Renmin Univ China, Sch Labor \& Human Resources, 59 Zhongguancun
  St, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China.

  Tang, Wei-Zhong, Weizhong Childrens Rehabil Ctr, 39 Baimashan South Rd, Jinan, Shandong,
  Peoples R China.

  Cong, Yu, Shandong Univ, Welf Res Ctr People Disabil, Shanda South Rd 27,Cent Campus,
  Jinan, Peoples R China.'
article-number: '105839'
author: Ge, Zhong-Ming and Chen, Ren-Xing and Tang, Wei-Zhong and Cong, Yu
author-email: renxing1010@126.com
author_list:
- family: Ge
  given: Zhong-Ming
- family: Chen
  given: Ren-Xing
- family: Tang
  given: Wei-Zhong
- family: Cong
  given: Yu
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105839
eissn: 1873-7765
files: []
issn: 0190-7409
journal: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
keywords: Persons with disabilities; Employment support; Productivism; China
keywords-plus: 'PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES; BARRIERS; WELFARE; PEOPLE; ATTITUDES;

  EDUCATION; YOUTH; WORK'
language: English
month: FEB
number-of-cited-references: '71'
papis_id: 5790d23b9507edf25a9a4219179f33ea
ref: Ge2021whystrong
researcherid-numbers: 'Tang, Wei/IZQ-1283-2023

  tang, wei/HZH-5205-2023'
times-cited: '5'
title: Why strong employment support for persons with disabilities has not brought
  about positive outcomes? A qualitative study in mainland China
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000618890700029
usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
usage-count-since-2013: '45'
volume: '121'
web-of-science-categories: Family Studies; Social Work
year: '2021'