The government gives substantial grants to private welfare societies. The high birth rate in Syria has caused family lands to be broken up into ever smaller lots and has reduced the standard of living of many rural inhabitants. Housing The old houses in Damascus are built of soft unbaked ...
Development of vocational education was accelerated. The national financial aid system for students was further improved. The central government spent 22.3 billion Yuan and local governments increased funding as well to assist more than 20 million students. Grants of 1,500 Yuan per student per annum ...