NGOs and Accountability in China Child Welfare Organisations
This book investigates how NGOs in authoritarian states, such as China, craft accountability and legitimacy to ensure their survival. It explores this through the lens of child welfare organisations from 2007 to 2017. The authors provide a fresh approach
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Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, and Karen R. Fisher
NGOs and Accountability in China
Jude Howell · Xiaoyuan Shang Karen R. Fisher
NGOs and Accountability in China Child Welfare Organisations
Jude Howell Department of International Development London School of Economics and Political Science London, UK
Karen R. Fisher Social Policy Research Centre University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW, Australia
Xiaoyuan Shang Social Policy Research Centre University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-90220-3 ISBN 978-3-319-90221-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90221-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018939754 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: © Photography by Bobi Cover design by Emma J Hardy Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface and Acknowledgements
This book is the latest result of over three decades of research on Chinese child welfare, civil society, and NGOs. We were inspired in this journey by the seminal research and writing of Professor Gordon White of the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, who sadly passed away in 1998. We worked closely with Professor White through our Ph.D. research and later joint research projects. His enthusiasm for China was contagious, as was his passion for social justice. This guided him in his approach to research and the issues he chose to investigate. He pioneered the way in research on social welfare and civil society, informed always by an astute sense of the importance of
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