18th Century Chinese Bureaucracy and Disaster Relief Policies

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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book takes the disaster relief in Zhili Province from 1743 to 1744 as an example, looking both backward and forward, and studies the national disaster relief system, measures, and their effectiveness. The discussion extends to bureaucratic institutions and management, national finance, local society, commerce and markets, rural economy and life, and more.