Building civil society in Authoritarian China : importance of leadership connections for establishing effective nongovernmental organizations in a non-democracy /: importance of leadership connections for establishing effective nongovernmental organizations in a non-democracy. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John W. Tai.
• Authors: Tai, John W
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Building Civil Society Under the Shadows of Authoritarianism; Abstract; 1.1 NGOs in Non-Democracies: The Dilemma of External Dependence; 1.2 Disaggregated State: Opportunities for Accessing Resources and Achieving Effectiveness; 1.3 NGO Leader as a Resource Agent; 1.4 Concepts: NGO Effectiveness and Leadership Ties; 1.4.1 NGO Effectiveness; 1.4.2 Leadership Ties; 1.5 Organization of the Book; References; 2 Chinese NGOs: Thriving Amidst Adversity; Abstract; 2.1 Rapid Growth of China's NGO Sector; 2.2 State Control and the Politics of Registration. 2.3 Crisis of Legitimacy2.4 Migrant Workers: Objects of Institutionalized Discrimination; 2.5 Migrant NGOs: Introducing the Core Cases; 2.5.1 Zhicheng Public Interest Law NGO; 2.5.2 Rural Women; 2.5.3 Little Bird Migrant Workers Mutual Support Hotline; 2.5.4 On Action International Cultural Center; 2.6 The Shadow Cases; 2.6.1 Friends of Nature; 2.6.2 Yirenping; 2.6.3 Self-Empowerment Service Center for Disabled Persons; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 State Linkage Has Its Advantages; Abstract; 3.1 Linkages, Affiliations, and Effectiveness. 3.2 Tong Lihua and the Zhicheng Public Interest Law NGO3.3 Xie Lihua and Rural Women; 3.4 Wei Wei and the Little Bird Migrant Workers Mutual Support Hotline; 3.5 Ma Yang and the On Action International Cultural Center; 3.6 Corroboration from Additional Cases: Friends of Nature, Yirenping, and the Self-Empowerment Service Center for Disabled Persons; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4 Media Connections: Bridging the State-Society Divide; Abstract; 4.1 Civil Society, Media, and State; 4.2 Tong Lihua and the Zhicheng Public Interest Law NGO; 4.3 Xie Lihua and Rural Women. 4.4 Wei Wei and the Little Bird Migrant Workers Mutual-Support Hotline4.5 Ma Yang and the On Action International Cultural Center; 4.6 Corroboration from Additional Cases: Friends of Nature, Yirenping, the Self-Empowerment Service Center for Disabled Persons; 4.7 Conclusion; References; 5 Capacity Without Legitimacy: The Limits of International Ties; Abstract; 5.1 International Ties: Functions and Limitations; 5.2 Tong Lihua and the Zhicheng Public Interest Law NGO; 5.3 Xie Lihua, Wu Qing, and Rural Women; 5.4 Wei Wei and the Little Bird Migrant Workers Mutual Support Hotline. 5.5 Ma Yang and the On Action International Cultural Center5.6 Corroboration from Additional Cases: Friends of Nature, Yirenping, and the Self-Empowerment Service Center for Disabled Persons; 5.7 Conclusion; References; 6 Understanding the Present, Looking to the Future; Abstract; 6.1 Leadership Ties and NGO Effectiveness; 6.2 Future Research; 6.3 Implications and Recommendations: NGO Effectiveness and Civil Society Development; References; Appendix Scope, Data, Methodology, and Limitations; About the Author; About the Book.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 143 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 306.20951; Environment; Civil society -- China; Non-governmental organizations -- China; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Civil society; Non-governmental organizations; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Political Science -- General; Sociology: work & labour; Political science & theory; Environmental law; Political science; Law -- Environmental; Environment law; China; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319036656; 3319036653
• Related ISBNs: 9783319036649
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 11, 2014).
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