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15 - State-Led Community (Dis)empowerment in China

from Part III - Civil Society and Coalitions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2024

By
Ming Hu ,
Xiaoyun Wang  and
Yulong Lian
Edited by
Brian D. Christens
Brian D. Christens
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
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Summary

The Chinese government launched a nationwide policy campaign regarding neighborhood governance in the early 2010s. The state-led movement served both to strengthen state legitimacy and enhance community development. But how it contributed to community empowerment or disempowerment is little examined. This chapter attempts to review the extant literature on the campaign from a community empowerment perspective. Implications and suggestions for future research are also included.

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community developmentgovernment–nonprofit relationsneighborhood governancenonprofit organizationsauthoritarian state
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The Cambridge Handbook of Community Empowerment , pp. 389 - 412
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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