What works in China
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for China
China has undertaken several large-scale inclusion and sustainability initiatives. Alibaba's Taobao platform has enabled ~174,000 disabled merchants to operate online shops, though only 17% reported higher income after opening a shop. The government mandated 115 websites and 43 apps to add elder-friendly versions by September 2021, though over 90% of older users preferred informal family help over the dedicated modes. In agricultural development, a nationwide programme reaching 20.9 million smallholder farmers across 452 counties achieved average yield increases of 10.8–11.5% for maize, rice and wheat. Shanghai's 15-minute community life-circle model, completed in 180+ neighbourhood projects by 2023, was replicated by 50+ Chinese cities and adopted nationally as a target for 100 pilot cities.
Drawn from: Taobao/Alibaba's Barrier-Free Entrepreneurship Plan — E-Commerce Livelihoods for Disabled Merchants · China's National Ageing-Adaptation Mandate — MIIT-Driven 'Elder Mode' Across WeChat, Alipay and 115 Public Websites · Science and Technology Backyard (STB) — China Agricultural University's In-Village Farmer Knowledge-Transfer Model · Shanghai's 15-Minute Community Life Circle — Scaling Walkable Neighbourhood Access · Qianhai Shenzhen–Hong Kong Cooperation Zone — A Cross-Border Regulatory Sandbox · Zhongguancun Science Park (Z-Park) — China's National Innovation Hub · Zeguo Deliberative Participatory Budgeting — Random-Sample Citizen Poll Sets Infrastructure Spending, Wenling · Zhongguancun Science Park — Beijing's Original Innovation and Technology-Transfer Zone
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +51 pts 100 here · 49 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +36 pts 84 here · 48 average
Effectiveness +34 pts 100 here · 66 average
Impact on gender equality +30 pts 100 here · 70 average
Curator validation +27 pts 100 here · 73 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Evidence of learning impact +21 pts 48 here · 26 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +19 pts 79 here · 60 average
Innovation +16 pts 78 here · 62 average
Scalability & sustainability +15 pts 77 here · 62 average
Achievement / evidence +13 pts 100 here · 87 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +13 pts 40 here · 27 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +11 pts 100 here · 89 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value +10 pts 67 here · 57 average
Governance, certification & transferability +8 pts 72 here · 64 average
Weaknesses
Transparency, ethics & data protection -9 pts 38 here · 47 average
Inclusiveness / equity -16 pts 27 here · 43 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability -20 pts 33 here · 54 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy -21 pts 17 here · 38 average
Efficiency -32 pts 0 here · 32 average
Evaluated outcomes -78 pts 0 here · 78 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: China. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Taobao/Alibaba's Barrier-Free Entrepreneurship Plan — E-Commerce Livelihoods for Disabled Merchants · 92
Shanghai's 15-Minute Community Life Circle — Scaling Walkable Neighbourhood Access · 81
Qianhai Shenzhen–Hong Kong Cooperation Zone — A Cross-Border Regulatory Sandbox · 81
Zhongguancun Science Park (Z-Park) — China's National Innovation Hub · 81
Zhongguancun Science Park — Beijing's Original Innovation and Technology-Transfer Zone · 76
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in China concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Abolition of Chhaupadi — Ending Menstrual Exile Huts in Nepal's Far- and Mid-Western Districts · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Guyana's One-Third Gender Candidate Quota — Two Decades of Sustained Representation · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Serbia's 40% Electoral Gender Quota — From One-in-Three to Near-Parity Party Lists (2020-2025) · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Bogotá's Care Blocks (Manzanas del Cuidado) · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more