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China Health Development Forum
The China Health Development Forum is an informal association coordinated by the Chinese Health Economics Institute (CHEI) and IDS.
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Working Paper
1 January 2001
After the Iron Rice Bowl: Extending the Safety Net in China
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper examines new forms of risk, vulnerability and exclusion arising in the process of China's transition, the (changing) needs of different groups, how (if at all) they are being met through socially provided forms of welfare, and the response of government to these changes.
Publication
1 January 2001
Journal Article
1 January 2001
How health workers earn a living in China
Health workers earned the same salary throughout China during the period of the command economy. Differences in earnings have grown...
Project
Agricultural Biotechnology & Policy Processes in Developing Countries
Modern agricultural biotechnology has profound implications for global and local agricultural and food systems, and for the livelihoods of farmers in the developed and developing worlds. The actual consequences will depend on the pathways along which the technology is developed and applied in practice.
Project
LogoLink, the Learning Initiative
A global network of practitioners from civil society organisations, research institutions and governments created to stimulate and support civil society organisations and networks to engage in citizen participation and social control of public policies at the local level.
Working Paper
1 January 2000
How Health Workers Earn a Living in China
Published by: IDS
The Chinese government has managed a gradual liberalisation of the labour market over the past twenty years. This paper explores the process in the health sector. The strategy has been to establish a broad policy framework within which individuals and enterprises are encouraged to adapt.
Report
1 January 2000
Unemployment, Poverty and Gender in Urban China: Perceptions and Experiences of Laid Off Workers in Three Chinese Cities
Published by: IDS
This report is part of a project to explore the changing nature of poverty and vulnerability in urban China and the appropriateness of the government's policy responses.
Book
1 January 2000
China’s Economic Growth: Impact on Regions, Migration and Environment
Published by: Macmillan
Chapter contributed: ‘Introduction: the management of space and Nature'
Journal Article
1 October 1999
Politics in Development: Essays in Honour of Gordon White
Published by: IDS
The articles in this Bulletin arise from a conference held to honour the memory of IDS Fellow, Gordon White. Spanning a wide range of subjects, this IDS Bulletin can be divided into four substantive areas: politics in the state, civil society, welfare and globalisation.