Associations and the Chinese state : contested spaces / / Jonathan Unger, editor ; Richard Baum. [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 369.0951
• Soggetto topico: Associations, institutions, etc - China; Civil society - China
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BaumRichard <1940-2012.> UngerJonathan
• Note generali: "An East Gate book."; First published 2008 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction Chinese Associations, Civil Society, and State Corporatism: Disputed Terrain; One Civil Society in a Transitional State: The Rise of Associations in China; Two Associations in a Bind: The Emergence of Political Corporatism; Three China's Trade Unions in Corporatist Transition ; Four Embedded within State Agencies: Business Associations in Yantai; Five The Strange Marriage between the State and Private Business in Beijing ; Six The Price of Competition: The Failed Government Effort to Use Associations to Organize China's Market EconomySeven Airing Dirty Laundry in Public: Anti-Domestic Violence Activism in Beijing; Eight Civil Society and the Anatomy of a Rural NGO; Nine Democratizing the Neighborhood? New Private Housing and Homeowner Associations' Self-organization in Urban China; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: What role do Chinese popular associations play in the expansion of civil society and democratization? Under Mao few associations were permitted to exist, while today over 200,000 associations are officially recognized. Are they important foundations of civil society, or vehicles for state corporatism and control? In this book leading China specialists examine an interesting range of associations, from business associations to trade unions, to urban homeowners associations, women's groups against domestic violence, and rural NGOs that develop anti-poverty programs. The contributors find differe
• Titolo autorizzato: Associations and the Chinese state
• ISBN: 1-315-70626-1; 1-317-47633-6; 1-282-11932-X; 9786612119323; 0-7656-2316-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455708903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary China books ; ; no. 27.