Red packet, or the red envelope containing money as a bribe or kickback, is a kind ofpresent. It not only reflects a relationship involving exchange of material things, but also hassocial and cultural implications. Se...Red packet, or the red envelope containing money as a bribe or kickback, is a kind ofpresent. It not only reflects a relationship involving exchange of material things, but also hassocial and cultural implications. Seen as an element of Chinese social organizations, the redpacket has multiple functions social, economic and political. In the traditional Chinesesociety, the red packet had already been in existence in the medical industry. After thePeoples Republic of China was founded, the practice of giving and receiving red packet, toa large extent, disappeared because of the establishment of the planned economic system.However, since the countrys reform and opening up began, the red packet has appearedagain in the medical health industry. This reappearance is mainly because that the economicreform has been a gradual process with different emphases at different stages. Before theburden of expenditure on medical institutions and public health welfare has been lifted fromthe shoulders of public finance, market elements have already entered the management ofmedical institutions and made room for the popularization of red packets.展开更多
文摘Red packet, or the red envelope containing money as a bribe or kickback, is a kind ofpresent. It not only reflects a relationship involving exchange of material things, but also hassocial and cultural implications. Seen as an element of Chinese social organizations, the redpacket has multiple functions social, economic and political. In the traditional Chinesesociety, the red packet had already been in existence in the medical industry. After thePeoples Republic of China was founded, the practice of giving and receiving red packet, toa large extent, disappeared because of the establishment of the planned economic system.However, since the countrys reform and opening up began, the red packet has appearedagain in the medical health industry. This reappearance is mainly because that the economicreform has been a gradual process with different emphases at different stages. Before theburden of expenditure on medical institutions and public health welfare has been lifted fromthe shoulders of public finance, market elements have already entered the management ofmedical institutions and made room for the popularization of red packets.
