Associations and the Chinese State

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Jonathan Unger

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Routledge
01 September 2008

Social groups: clubs & societies

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 different important trends underway in different parts of China's economy and society. Their findings are nuanced, insightful - and often not what might be expected.

By: Jonathan Unger
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9780765613264
ISBN 10: 0765613263
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction, Jonathan Unger; Chapter 1 Civil Society in a Transitional State: The Rise of Associations in China, AndrewWatson; Chapter 2 Associations in a Bind: The Emergence of Political Corporatism, Jonathan Unger, Anita Chan; Chapter 3 China’s Trade Unions in Corporatist Transition, Anita Chan; Chapter 4 Embedded within State Agencies: Business Associations in Yantai, Kenneth W. Foster; Chapter 5 The Strange Marriage between the State and Private Business in Beijing, Jonathan Unger; Chapter 6 The Price of Competition: The Failed Government Effort to Use Associations to Organize China’s Market Economy, Scott Kennedy; Chapter 7 Airing Dirty Laundry in Public: Anti-Domestic Violence Activism in Beijing, Samantha Keech-Marx; Chapter 8 Civil Society and the Anatomy of a Rural NGO, Xin Zhang, Richard Baum; Chapter 9 Democratizing the Neighborhood? New Private Housing and Home-Owner Self-Organization in Urban China, Benjamin L. Read;

Jonathan Unger