Civil Society, Chinese Style: The Rise of the Nonprofit Sector in Post-Mao China (Fall 2012)

Loosening restrictions are creating an exciting environment for Chinas emerging nonprofit sector, but the pathways to official recognition are still arduous and millions of organizations remain unregistered – and thus illegal. This fascinating article is a complex and dramatic snapshot of the organizations of civil society in today’s China. by Chao Guo, PhD, Jun Xu, PhD, David Horton Smith, PhD, and Zhibin Zhang, PhD