Freelancer Social Insurance in China Dissertation
1. Introduction
- Background and Context:
- Briefly introduce the rise of flexible working and freelancing in China’s labor market.
- Explain the significance of the topic and its relevance to social and public policy.
- Problem Statement:
- Clearly state the research problem and gaps in the current understanding of social insurance for freelancers in China’s new employment model.
- Research Objectives:
- Present the main research objectives and their importance in addressing the research problem.
- Research Questions:
- Formulate your main research question(s) and any sub-questions that will guide your investigation.
2. Literature Review
- Overview of Labor Market Changes:
- Provide an in-depth exploration of the labor market changes in China, focusing on the emergence of flexible working and freelancing.
- Social Insurance and Freelancers:
- Discuss existing literature on social insurance coverage for freelancers in various countries.
- Mixed Methods Research:
- Review the literature on mixed methods research, discussing its relevance to your study and its application in social sciences.
3. Theoretical Framework
- Develop a theoretical framework that underpins your study, linking labor market changes, freelancing, and social insurance.
4. Methodology
- Research Design:
- Clearly outline your research design as a mixed methods approach involving qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Case Study Selection:
- Justify the selection of Shanghai and Guangzhou as the two Chinese cities for comparison.
- Time Frame Rationale:
- Explain the significance of the chosen time frame (2015-2022) in relation to the emergence of labor market changes and the impact of the new crown epidemic.
- Comparative Analysis:
- Detail the use of policy review techniques and content analysis to compare social insurance policies in the selected cities.
- Prediction Analysis:
- Describe how you will conduct prediction analysis using existing Chinese population and labor force databases to forecast the number of freelancers over the next 5-10 years.
- Comparative Approach with Western Countries:
- Explain the rationale for selecting Japan and Canada as reference countries and discuss their mature theoretical approaches in social insurance.
5. Data Collection and Analysis
- Qualitative Data:
- Explain how you will conduct secondary analysis of qualitative data and published data in the public domain.
- Quantitative Data:
- Outline your approach to analyzing quantitative data, including demographic and labor force statistics.
6. Findings
- Present the findings of your qualitative and quantitative analyses, focusing on the social insurance policies’ differences between Shanghai and Guangzhou.
7. Discussion
- Interpretation of Findings:
- Interpret the implications of your findings in the context of the research questions and theoretical framework.
- Comparison with Western Countries:
- Discuss the relevance of the mature theoretical approaches from Japan and Canada to China’s social insurance policies for freelancers.
- Policy Recommendations:
- Based on your analysis and predictions, provide policy recommendations for improving social insurance coverage for freelancers in China.
8. Conclusion
- Summarize the main findings and contributions of your research.
- Reflect on the significance of your study in addressing the research problem.
- Highlight potential areas for future research and further investigation.
9. References
- List all the sources you’ve cited throughout your dissertation.
Remember to address the feedback provided by your tutor, particularly in terms of clearly defining your research questions, specifying the boundaries and scope of your study, elaborating on your methods, and strengthening the theoretical framework. Good luck with your dissertation writing!
\QUESTION
Description
As a postgraduate student in Social and Public Policy, I am required to write an 8,000 word dissertation on “Social Insurance for Freelancers in China’s New Employment Model”, can you give me some advice on the structure of the article? My proposal is attached below
here are some advice my tutor give me about my dissertation.
Weaknesses and suggestions for improvement
*** I have made some comments on the script itself for you to scroll through and look at – so please read these as well – but I will expand on a couple of these points below ***
Firstly, in terms of setting up the research, you need to read far more widely and deeply in relation to both your chosen substantive topic – labour market changes and the rise of flexible working / freelancing – and the methods literature within social sciences, focusing upon your chosen approach – a mixed method approach including both Qual and Quant methods.
At the moment, the description of the study is much too general and the aims of the project are quite vague. To improve, you need to develop and state clearly your main research question(s) and a clear research puzzle needs to be set out at the core of the project (see my comments on this part of the proposal). I also think your main research question(s) should benefit from being elaborated through the use of smaller, more focused sub-questions to give your project some structure and clear boundaries around your sample(s) of data.
On that point, secondly, it is unclear to me what the boundaries are around your project and so what the sample will be. At the moment, you mention both “two cities” and “different countries” as your focus, which needs to be confirmed. Also, there is no clear date range within which you will be exploring social insurance policies. I do not imagine you want to review policies that are many years old, so what is your starting / ending point (and why)?
Finally, and linked to all of the above, you need to explain better exactly what you will do in terms of methods. Your descriptions of both Qualitative and Quantitative Research are much too broad and contain no reference to social science literature. Which methods will you use to analyse social insurance policies (e.g. policy review techniques, content analysis, thematic analysis, or something else)?
so …. I adapt some something below
Research methodology:
Case study Primary subjects:
secondary analysis of qualitative data and published data in the public domain
2 Chinese cities compared: Shanghai (with household registration restrictions), Guangzhou (without household registration restrictions)
- Time frame: 2015-2019 (emergence of labour panic across China from 2015) 2019-2022 (impact on flexibly employed people before and after the new crown epidemic)
- Security Policies of 2 Western countries (with mature unemployment protection systems already in place) analysed in the context of local realities, to derive their mature theoretical approaches for China to learn from: Japan and Canada
policy review techniques, comparing the differences between policies and comparing them with published demographic and labour force statistics in different regions.
Content analysis: comparing the content of different policies
Prediction analysis: Based on existing Chinese population and labour force databases, the analysis is used to forecast the number of flexibly employed people over the next 5-10 years and to make recommendations for policy improvements.
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