Charity with Chinese Characteristics Chinese Charitable Foundations between the Party-state and Society

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Synopsis

This thought-provoking book explores the functions of charitable foundations in the People's Republic of China. Using both empirical fieldwork and extensive textual analysis, it examines the role of foundations in Chinese society and their relationship with the Chinese government.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Katja Levy and Knut Benjamin Pissler offer a comprehensive overview of the contemporary legal and political frameworks within which Chinese charitable foundations operate, as well as an assessment of their historical and traditional contexts. They re-evaluate the existing literature on China’s civil society, and provide a new, functional perspective on the role of foundations, complementing mainstream civil society and corporatist perspectives.

This incisive book will be invaluable reading for scholars researching the third sector in China, as well as practitioners working in this sector. Scholars and students of contemporary Chinese law, politics and society will also find its insights useful.

Book details

Series:
Elgar Studies in Law and Society
Author:
Katja Levy, Knut B. Pissler
ISBN:
9781788115070
Related ISBNs:
9781788115063
Publisher:
Edward Elgar Publishing
Pages:
320
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-09-23
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2020
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Social Studies