# state-society relations

Ningxia’s Quiet Campaign to Rebuild Veterans’ Lives: A Model of Integrated, Localized Welfare

Ningxia has redesigned veteran assistance from ad hoc charity into a coordinated, multi‑agency welfare system that pairs caseworkers with needy veterans, uses dynamic ledgers, and mobilises social organisations. The programme reports thousands assisted and measurable exits from poverty, while raising questions about financing and scalability beyond small autonomous regions.