Welfare, work, and poverty social assistance in China /

This volume provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program - Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao - the world's largest welfare program. It offers new empirical evidence and draws policy lessons tha...

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Main Author: Gao, Qin, 1977-
Other Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Series: International policy exchange series.
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Summary: This volume provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program - Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao - the world's largest welfare program. It offers new empirical evidence and draws policy lessons that are timely and useful for both China and beyond. It is essential reading for those interested in learning about and understanding contemporary China.
Item Description: Previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program - Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or Dibao - the world's largest welfare program. It offers new empirical evidence and draws policy lessons that are timely and useful for both China and beyond. It is essential reading for those interested in learning about and understanding contemporary China.
Specialized.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Audience: Specialized.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780190672966 (ebook) :