Civil Society in China
豆瓣
The Legal Framework from Ancient Times to the "New Reform Era"
Karla W. Simon
简介
This book looks at legal and fiscal framework for civil society organizations (CSOs) in China from earliest times to the present day. It traces the ways in which laws and regulations have shaped civil society over the 5,000 years of China's history, and looks at ways in which social and economic history have affected the legal changes that have occurred over the millennia. It provides a historical and current analysis of the legal framework for civil society and citizen participation in China, focusing not merely on legal analysis, but also on the ways in which the legal framework influenced and was influenced in turn by social and economic developments. The principal emphasis is on how the Chinese people—as opposed to high-ranking officials or cadres—have been able to play a part in the social and economic development of China through the associations in which they participate. This book sums up this rather complex journey through Chinese legal, social, and political history by assessing the ways in which social, economic, and legal system reforms in today's China are bound to have an impact on civil society. The changes that have occurred in China's civil society since the late 1980s and, most especially, since the late 1990s, are nothing short of remarkable.
contents
Introduction
1 The Tradition of Law in Imperial China3
2 Dynastic Overview
3 Charity and Associational Life in Early Imperial China
4 Charity and Associational Life in Late Imperial China
5 Law, Charity, and Associational Life during the Short Half-Century (1911–1949)
6 Revolution and Its Aftermath
7 The Roles of Other Organizations after the Revolution and the Effect of the Cultural Revolution on the Party and Civil Society
8 Emerging from Chaos
9 The Impact of the Deng Xiaoping Regime on Various Other Types of Organizations and CSO Funding
10 Making More Space
11 Rules and Regulations for Other Secular Organizations and Activities; the Shenzhen Experiments
12 Resource Issues for CSOs
13 The Legal Framework for Religious Organizations
14 2011—The Remarkable Year!
15 Comparative Developments
Conclusion