Beyond civil society: An organizational perspective on state-NGO relations in the People's Republic of China

Journal of Civil Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-277

  Hsu, Carolyn ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Civil society; Non governmental organization; Organizations; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953863207     PISSN: 17448689     EISSN: 17448697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17448689.2010.528949     Document Type: Article

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