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- Contributors
- Introduction: Civil Society and the Geometry of Human Relations
- The History of Civil Society Ideas
- The Nonprofit Sector
- Development NGOs
- Grassroots Associations
- Social Movements
- Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurs
- Global Civil Society
- Civil Society in the United States
- Civil Society in Latin America
- Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe
- Civil Society in the Middle East
- Civil Society in China
- Civil Society in India
- Civil Society in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Civil Society and Social Capital
- Civil and Uncivil Society
- Civil Society and Civility
- Civil Society and Equality
- Civil Society and Diversity
- Civil Society and Religion
- Civil Society and Spirituality
- Civil Society and Government
- Civil Society and Civil Liberties
- Civil Society and the Public Sphere
- Civil Society and Public Work
- Civil Society in the Digital Age
- Civil Society and Public Journalism
- Civic Knowledge
- Civil Society and Democracy
- Civil Society and Poverty
- Civil Society and Peace
- Civil Society and Power
- Civil Society and the Market
- Civil Society and Institutional Philanthropy
- Civil Society and Grassroots Philanthropy
- Assisting Civil Society and Promoting Democracy
- Conclusion: Civil Society as a Necessary and Necessarily Contested Idea
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This article reviews the development of civil society in China since the start of economic reforms in the late 1970s. It examines the key constraints and opportunities shaping the past and future development of civil society and argues that market reforms, subsequent socioeconomic changes, and technological and political factors have shaped the trajectory of civil society since 1978. It analyzes variables that underpin the expansion of civil society spaces and those that have contributed to their contraction or stagnation. It also considers the future prospects for civil society development in China.
Keywords: civil society, China, economic reforms, market reforms, socioeconomic changes, technological factors, political factors
Jude Howell is Professor and Director of the Centre for Civil Society at the London School of Economics. She is the coauthor (with Jeremy Lind) of Counter-Terrorism, Aid and Civil Society: Before and After the War on Terror (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and editor of Governance in China (Rowan and Littlefield, 2003).
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- [UNTITLED]
- Contributors
- Introduction: Civil Society and the Geometry of Human Relations
- The History of Civil Society Ideas
- The Nonprofit Sector
- Development NGOs
- Grassroots Associations
- Social Movements
- Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurs
- Global Civil Society
- Civil Society in the United States
- Civil Society in Latin America
- Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe
- Civil Society in the Middle East
- Civil Society in China
- Civil Society in India
- Civil Society in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Civil Society and Social Capital
- Civil and Uncivil Society
- Civil Society and Civility
- Civil Society and Equality
- Civil Society and Diversity
- Civil Society and Religion
- Civil Society and Spirituality
- Civil Society and Government
- Civil Society and Civil Liberties
- Civil Society and the Public Sphere
- Civil Society and Public Work
- Civil Society in the Digital Age
- Civil Society and Public Journalism
- Civic Knowledge
- Civil Society and Democracy
- Civil Society and Poverty
- Civil Society and Peace
- Civil Society and Power
- Civil Society and the Market
- Civil Society and Institutional Philanthropy
- Civil Society and Grassroots Philanthropy
- Assisting Civil Society and Promoting Democracy
- Conclusion: Civil Society as a Necessary and Necessarily Contested Idea
- Index