Reza Hasmath and Jennifer Y.J. Hsu,eds. NGO Governance and Management in China

摘要

This ten-chapter edited volume is a useful addition to the current scholarship on the relationship between Chinese NGOs and the Chinese state. The volume is divided into three inter-related parts: the general political and economic environment for the emergence of Chinese NGOs, state-NGO engagement in China, and functions of Chinese NGOs. Hsu and Hasmath point out in the introduction chapter that "[as the mediators between Chinese state and society,] there is substantial room for NGOs to navigate, adapt and establish new types of relationships with the state" (p.7). They also argue that "the success in resolving [social problems in China] will also depend on how well central and local authorities respond to the presence and innovation of NGOs" (p.7).