Social engineering of community building: Examination of policy process and characteristics of community construction in China |
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Authors: | Yan, Miu Chung Gao, Jian Guo |
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Affiliation: | Address for correspondence: Miu Chung Yan, School of Social Work and Family Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z2. email: miu.yan{at}ubc.ca |
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Abstract: | This article briefly introduces the history and major policiesof a massive community construction project launched by thePeople's Republic of China in the mid-1980s. Based on a literaturereview and field observations, the authors highlight four characteristicsof this project: muddling through chaos, top-down control, regulatedparticipation, and community as functional establishment. Itis argued that the goal of the project is not to recreate, inChina, a Western model of civil society, but to restructurethe existing urban administrative structure so that it can adaptto new social demands. By transforming the grassroots neighbourhoodorganization the residents' committee into awelfare provider, this project is expected to ease the state'swelfare burden while maintaining its political control. |
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