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Foundations in China

From Statist to Corporatist

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ID3757571
AuthorsKin-Man Chan (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong), Weijun Lai (Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume62
Issue13
Pages1803-1821
Publication date2018-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764218773444
OpenAlexW2800140132
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited14

This article discusses the development of philanthropic foundations in China. In the early stage of development from 1980s to 2003, most Chinese foundations were established by the government. They were given a special privilege to raise funds from the public but their projects were usually carried out through an "encapsulated system," that is, within the administrative networks of the government agencies. The 2004 reform in the regulation of foundations allowed space for nongovernmental foundations to emerge, particularly those founded by corporations or individual elites. The Chinese government expected most of them to rely on their own funds and did not grant them right to conduct public fundraising. Some of these foundations later became "policy entrepreneurs" striving for equal right in fundraising and making grants to nongovernmental organizations. Regardless of these changes, the Chinese state still possesses eminent regulatory power and informal political influences in the sector. The foundation regime has changed from a statist to a corporatist model but is unlikely to move further to a liberal one

China · Foundation (evidence) · Government (linguistics) · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Privilege (computing) · Sociology · State (computer science) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · International Development and Aid · Law · Public Administration

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Citations per year1,13
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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