International Journal of Social WelfareVolume 20, Issue 4 p. 444-444 Free Access Retraction: From urban-first to urban–rural integration: discourse and the development of social assistant policy in China First published: 07 April 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00791.x Editor’s Note: Subsequent to this retraction, the author has resubmitted a modified version which has been published as “Discourse change and policy development in social assistance in China” (DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00845.x) in International Journal of Social Welfare on 2 November 2011, and which appeared in issue 21:4, pages 433–442. The retraction was due to a failure by the author to reference source materials adequately; however, the Editorial Office is fully satisfied that this was not deliberate, and these omissions have been corrected in this revised article. (Note added on 24 July 2013.) AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Zhang HM (2011). From urban-first to urban–rural integration: discourse and the development of social assistance policy in China. International Journal of Social Welfare[E-pub ahead of print, DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00791.x]. The above article, published online on 7 April 2011 in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/) has been retracted by agreement between the author, the journal Editors, Sven Hessle and Neil Gilbert, and Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to overlap between this article and material previously published elsewhere, including: Shi S-J (2006). Left to Market and Family-Again? Ideas and the Development of the Rural Pension Policy in China. Social Policy & Administration 40: 791–806. and Bleses P, Seeleib-Kaiser M (2004). The Dual Transformation of the German Welfare State. Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York, Palgrave Macmillan Press. Volume20, Issue4October 2011Pages 444-444 RelatedInformation