unique survey data set from nearly 2450 randomly selected villages describing China’s recent progress in village governance … reforms and its relationship to the provision of public goods in rural China between 1998 and 2004. Two sets of questions are …—at least at the village level in rural China—appears to increase the quantity of public goods investment. Second, we seek to …

rural China over the past decade and analyze the determinants of these services using nationally representative data. Design … national level, the proportion of villages providing RSWC services in rural China increased significantly from 1998 to 2011 …. However, half of all villages in rural China still did not provide RSWC services as of 2011. Based on econometrics analysis …

randomized controlled trial involving 1,418 disadvantaged (economically poor) students in rural China, we find that the promise …

Purpose: The need for a universal rural pension system has been heightened by demographic changes in rural China …, China’s Government introduced the New Rural Social Pension Program (NRSPP) in 2009, a voluntary and highly subsidized … authors examine whether the NRSPP affects the labor supply of the elderly population in China. Design …

The Rural Minimum Living Standard is an important component of social security in rural areas of China, as it provides …