作者：University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
作者：Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC); CSIC - Instituto de Historia (IH)
作者：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
摘要：During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Chinese state attempted to administer famine relief partly through a nationwide institution of local granaries. This article explores regional variations in the performance of this institution to understand the reasons for its ultimate breakdown. The evidence suggests granary storage levels were systematically lower in provinces that received more frequent central government disaster relief, and an unintended consequence of disaster relief wa...
作者：University of California System; University of California Davis; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; National Bureau of Economic Research
摘要：In 1900 bovine tuberculosis was a serious and growing threat to animal and human health. Early private and state initiatives in the United States often increased the incentives for the interstate trade of diseased stock. One unscrupulous dealer exposed thousands of dairy herds and families to the disease. Our study helps explain the expanding federal role in regulating food safety. In this case regulations arose from genuine health concerns. Before the development of strict regulations, diagno...
作者：University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder
