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The myth of neighbourhood mutual help : the contemporary Chinese community-based welfare system in Guangzhou /

This book describes the traditional Chinese neighbourhood structures at different historical periods and discovered that the neighourhood structures were tightly knitted more for the purpose of control than for welfare protection of the people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chan, Cecilia L. W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, 1993.
Subjects:
Neighborhood government > China > Guangzhou.
Human services > China > Guangzhou.
Guangzhou (China) > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book describes the traditional Chinese neighbourhood structures at different historical periods and discovered that the neighourhood structures were tightly knitted more for the purpose of control than for welfare protection of the people.
Item Description:Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 electronic text (xii, 266 pages) :) : illustrations, digital fil
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789882202269