Civil Society and Governance in China

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: The Relationship between Civil Society and Governance in China....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Governance as Political Theory....Pages 17-37
The Tension between Governance and State-Building....Pages 39-61
Creating Civil-Society Structures Top-Down?....Pages 63-84
Industry Associations’ Participation in Public Policymaking from the Perspective of State-Society Relations: A Conceptual Framework and Comparative Case Studies....Pages 85-109
Social Enterprise in China....Pages 111-129
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Growing out of Participation: Finding the Developmental Path of China’s Civil Society....Pages 133-155
Institutional Barriers for the Development of Civil Society in Current China....Pages 157-173
Recall Behavior and Right Remedy: The Internal Logic of Institutional Change—A Case Study of Three Social Organizations....Pages 175-187
Transforming State and Citizen through Community Building: A View from Zhejiang....Pages 189-213
Optimal Size of Business Associations under the Principle of “One Industry, One Association”....Pages 215-231
Back Matter....Pages 233-240