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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459797403321

Titolo

Philanthropy for health in China / / edited by Jennifer Ryan, Lincoln C. Chen, Tony Saich ; foreword by Peter Geithner and Wang Zhenyao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-253-01458-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies

China Medical Board Centennial Series

Disciplina

362.10951

Soggetti

Medical care - China - History

Nonprofit organizations - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Philanthropy for health in China : distinctive roots and future prospects / Lincoln C. Chen, Jennifer Ryan, and Tony Saich -- The collapse and reemergence of private philanthropy in China, 1949-2012 / Wang Zhenyao and Zhao Yanhui -- The shifting balance of philanthropic policies and regulations in China / Mark Sidel -- Changing health problems and health systems : challenges for philanthropy in China / Vivian Lin and Bronwyn Carter -- Medicine with mission : Chinese roots and foreign engagement in health philanthropy / Zhang Xiulan and Zhang Lu -- American foundations in twentieth-century China / Zi Zhongyun and Mary Brown Bullock -- Connecting philanthropy with innovation : China in the first half of the twentieth century / Darwin H. Stapleton -- International philanthropic engagement in three stages of China's response to HIV/AIDS / Ray Yip -- Gender and reproductive health in China : partnership with foundations and the United Nations / Joan Kaufman, Mary Ann Burris, Eve W. Lee, and Susan Jolly -- Foreign philanthropic initiatives for tobacco control in China / Jeffrey P. Koplan and Pamela Redmon -- GONGOs in the development of health philanthropy in China / Deng Guosheng and Zhao Xiaoping -- The Red Cross Society of China : past, present, and future / Caroline Reeves --



More than mercy money : private philanthropy for special health needs / Li Fan -- Charitable donations for health and medical services from Hong Kong to mainland China / David Faure -- Toward a healthier philanthropy : reforming China's philanthropic sector / Xu Yongguang.

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Drawing on the expertise of Chinese and Western academics and practitioners, the contributors to this volume aim to advance the understanding of philanthropy for health in China in the 20th century and to identify future challenges and opportunities. Considering government, NGO leaders, domestic philanthropists, and foreign foundations, the volume examines the historical roots and distinct stages of philanthropy and charity in China, the health challenges philanthropy must address, and the role of the Chinese government, including its support for Government Organized Non-Governmental Organ