Chinese social policy in a time of transition /

The story of China's spectacular economic growth is well known. Less well known is the country's equally dramatic, though not always equally successful, social policy transition. Between the mid- 1990s and mid-2000s---the focal period for this book---China's central government went a...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Besharov, Douglas J., Baehler, Karen J.
Weitere Verfasser:
Besharov, Douglas J. (HerausgeberIn), Baehler, Karen J. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Zusammenfassung:
The story of China's spectacular economic growth is well known. Less well known is the country's equally dramatic, though not always equally successful, social policy transition. Between the mid- 1990s and mid-2000s---the focal period for this book---China's central government went a long way toward consolidating the social policy framework that had gradually emerged in piecemeal fashion during the initial phases of economic liberalization. Major policy decisions during the focal period included adopting a single national pension plan for urban areas, standardizing unemployment insurance, (re)
Umfang:
1 online resource (330 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Schriftenreihe:
International policy exchange series
ISBN:
1-299-71209-6
0-19-999033-6
0-19-999032-8
Schlagworte:
China > Social policy > 20th century.
China > Economic conditions > 20th century.
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