Civil Society in China

Karla W. Simon is Professor of Law at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. She is Co-Director with Dr. Frederick Ahearn of the Center for International Social Development, also at CUA. Professor Simon was previously a member of the faculties of the law schools at Seton Hall University and the University of San Diego, and she served as a visiting professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, Peking University, the University of Bologna, and Central European University. She received her JD from Duke University School of Law and her LLM from NYU. Her previous books include Outsourcing Social Services to Civil Society Organizations in China and Around the World (with Wang, Salamon & Irish 2009), Charity Law and Social Policy (with O'Halloran and McGregor-Lowndes 2008), and Guidelines for Laws Affecting Civic Organizations (with Irish and Kushen 2004).

Preface ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 ; The Tradition of Law in Imperial China ; Chapter 2 ; Dynastic Overview ; Chapter 3 ; Charity and Associational Life in Early Imperial China ; Chapter 4 ; Charity and Associational Life in Late Imperial China ; Chapter 5 ; Law, Charity, and Associational Life during the Short Half-Century (1911-1949) ; Chapter 6 ; Revolution and its Aftermath ; Chapter 7 ; The Roles of Other Organizations after the Revolution and the Effect of the Cultural Revolution on the Party and Civil Society ; Chapter 8 ; Emerging from Chaos: The Impact of the Deng Xiaoping Regime ; on Social Organizations and Foundations ; Chapter 9 ; The Impact of the Deng Xiaoping Regime on Various Other Types of Organizations and CSO Funding ; Chapter 10 ; Making More Space: Reforms from 1990 to 2010 ; Chapter 11 ; Rules and Regulations for Other Secular Organizations and New Roles for Some ; Chapter 12 ; Resource Issues for CSOs ; Chapter 13 ; The Legal Framework for Religious Organizations - Evolution after Reform and Opening Up ; Chapter 14 ; 2011- the Remarkable Year ; Chapter 15 ; Comparative Developments ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgements ; Appendices