title: [Investigation of the Campaign of"Eliminating the Four Pests and Paying Attention to Hygiene"in Shanxi province in the 1950s, with special reference to technological innovation].
abstract: In order to improve the level of people's living and health standard, increase the output of cereal crops, achieve the country's economic recovery and development, and consolidate the new state power, a Campaign of"Eliminating the Four Pests and Paying Attention to Hygiene"in the field of health was launched by the Central Government in the 1950s. In response to the call of government, Shanxi province actively organized the people to participate in this Campaign. For improving the efficiency of Eliminating the Four Pests, people widely carried out technological innovation, with constant creation and invented advanced tools, and gained fruitful technological achievements. Through technological innovation, the working efficiency and quality were enhanced. More importantly, the interaction between the national and local authorities was promoted. In other words, there was a formation of national political domination and power over the local authority, as well as the"owner"awareness and the formation of the state conception.
authors.affiliation: Institute for History of Science and Technology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D002681:China; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006076:Government; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006920:Hygiene; D062069:Inventions