Introduction
Foreword
Wang Ming ..................................................................................... 1
Articles
Analyzing China’s NGO Development System
Wang Ming, Liu Qiushi ................................................................... 5
Measurement Indices of Civil Society and Exploration of Th eir
Localization
Jia Xijin, Sun Long .......................................................................... 37
Th oughts on Comparative Civil Society Evaluation Indices Based on
China’s Conditions
Chen Jian ....................................................................................... 59
Facilitating or Impeding – A Discourse on the Two-Sided Eff ects of
Japan’s NPO Law on the Growth of Civil Society
Kui Kaipin ..................................................................................... 79
Case Studies
Th e Public Fundraising Journey of Grassroots NGOs: Th e Case of the
Cultural Development Center for Rural Women
Liao Xuefei ..................................................................................... 99
A Structural Analysis of NGO Network Member Participation and
Power Distribution: Th e Case of the Network for Combating
Domestic Violence of China Law Society
Song Zhiyuan ................................................................................. 113
Purchasing Public Services: Th e Contract-Oriented Model for
Cooperation between Government and Civil Organizations –
Th e Case of the Shanghai Dapuqiao Community Culture
Services Center
Le Yuan ......................................................................................... 129
Book Reviews
Th e Shifting Defi nition of Rural Civic Organizational Studies amidst
the Interference of “Civil Society”: Th e Example of Guanxi and Trust:
Empirical Studies of China’s Rural Civic Organizations
Tong Zhihui ................................................................................... 149
Historical and Geographic Context, Development Space, and
Asian NGOs: Review of Th e State and NGOs – Perspectives from Asia
Lu Fang ......................................................................................... 159
Wang Ming (NGO Research Center, School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University)
Description:
The release of this first issue of the China NPO Review signals a harvest time in the study of China’s not-for-profit organizations.
Observing and researching China’s NPOs and related social phenomena in this period of transformation is the mission, sent down by history, for our generation of China NPO researchers. Many among us joined this field, this “pioneers’ paradise” because of an epochal opportunity and have been tilling this tough soil for some years. There has been fruit. And to better labor together as partners, we have created this village common. We invite the support of our colleagues and hope this garden sends down sturdy roots and enjoys the field’s recognition and participation, society’s recognition and support, and international recognition and exchanges.
Today, more and more scholars watching China’s social transformation are focusing on the large number of NPOs in China. The very existence of NPOs signifies that Chinese society, in its transformation, is broadening and deepening. Through NPOs, Chinese society, at its most fundamental, grassroots level, is developing new social capital, introducing and encouraging citizen participation. At the same time, this prompts the Party and the government to more actively promote communication between the State and society, and also pushes forward improvements in China’s legal and policy systems. Though through our own eyes, we cannot yet identify the kinds of conclusions at which de Tocqueville or Putnam arrived, we believe that as the construction of China’s Harmonious Society continues, on some day in the future, we will see the strikingly positive correlation between the social capital formed by China’s NPOs, the Chinese people’s spirit, and the Harmonious Society’s systemic effectiveness. That day will mark a rich achievement and a milestone in the history of China’s NPO studies.
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