Urban Social Assistance in China: Transnational Diffusion and National Interpretation
In 1999 the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) introduced the Regulation on the Minimum Living Standard Scheme(MLSS, 低保 or dibao) for urban residents in China. Policy learning from different parts of the world significantly shaped the formation and expansion of the MLSS, and Chine...
Main Authors: | Tao Liu, Li Sun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs |
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Online Access: | https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jcca/article/view/963 |
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