Duckett, Jane, 1964-

The Chinese state's retreat from health : policy and the politics of retrenchment / Jane Duckett. - London : Routledge, 2011. - xii, 146 p. ; 25 cm. - Routledge studies on China in transition ; 36 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Policy and politics in the Chinese state's retreat from health -- A state-run health system, 1950s-1980s -- The retreat from budgetary financing -- The retreat from rural risk protection -- The retreat from urban risk protection -- State retreat in a one-party system.

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Medical policy--China.
Health Policy--economics--China.
Health Policy--trends--China.
Financing, Government--trends--China.
Politics--China.