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How is modern civil society created? There are few contemporary studies on this important question and when it is addressed, scholars tend to emphasize the institutional environment that facilitates a modern civil society. However, there is a need for a n
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John W. Tai
Building Civil Society in Authoritarian China Importance of Leadership Connections for Establishing Effective Nongovernmental Organizations in a Non-Democracy
SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace Volume 20
Series editor Hans Günter Brauch, Mosbach, Germany
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10357 http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/SpringerBriefs_ESDP.htm
John W. Tai
Building Civil Society in Authoritarian China Importance of Leadership Connections for Establishing Effective Nongovernmental Organizations in a Non-Democracy
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John W. Tai Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University Washington, DC USA
ISSN 2193-3162 ISBN 978-3-319-03664-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-03665-6
ISSN 2193-3170 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-03665-6 (eBook)
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