Localities at the Center

Localities at the Center
Author: Richard David Belsky
Publisher: Harvard Univ Asia Center
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2005
Genre: Associations, institutions, etc
ISBN: 0674019563

Native-place lodges are often cited as an example of the particularistic ties that hindered the emergence of a modern state based on loyalty to the nation. The author argues that by fostering awareness of membership in an elite group, native-place lodges fostered a sense of belonging to a nation that furthered the reforms in the early 20th century.

Small Cities

Small Cities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on the City
Publisher:
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1978
Genre: Cities and towns
ISBN:

Emerging from Isabel

Emerging from Isabel
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Social Protection Under Authoritarianism

Social Protection Under Authoritarianism
Author: Xian Huang
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2020
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0190073640

Introduction -- Theory of stratified expansion of social welfare -- Overview of China's social health insurance -- The center's distributive strategy and fund allocation -- Local motivation and distributive choices -- Understanding subnational variation in Chinese social health insurance -- Who gets what, when and how from Chinese social health insurance expansion? -- Conclusion.