Neighbourhood governance in urban China
By: edited by Ngai-Ming Yip, City University of Hong Kong
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781781000236; 9781781000243
Subjects: Neighborhood government; Political participation; Cities and towns
Description: As the economy and society of China has become more diversified, so have its urban neighbourhoods. The last decade has witnessed a surge in collective action by homeowners in China against the infringement of their rights. Research on neighbourhood governance is sparse and limited, so this book fills a vital gap in the literature and understanding. The authors reveal how the Chinese authorities have themselves become increasingly sensitive to the potential risk of collective actions becoming destabilizing forces in urban arenas. This thought-provoking book looks at both the theoretical and empirical underpinning of the self-governance of homeowners and their collective action, as well as control mechanisms in neighbourhood governance. The book offers a window through which contending issues, such as changing state-society relations, rights-based social movements and the emergence of civil society, can be further explored. Neighbourhood governance is a multifaceted concept that cuts across academic disciplines and intersects an array of policy areas. Therefore this book will find a wide audience amongst public and social policy academics, particularly those with an interest in urban studies, governance and Asian cities, as well as politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Theoretical underpinnings; title: pt. II. State-society interaction at the grassroots; title: pt. III. Institutional setup of homeowners' associations; title: pt. IV. Agents of change in the emerging civil society.