TY - GEN N2 - 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 new perspective on this issue. Contemporary China, where a modern civil society remains in a nascent stage, offers a valuable site to seek new answers. Through a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in today's China, this study shows the importance of the human factor, notably the NGO leadership, in the establishment of a. DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-03665-6 DO - doi AB - 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 new perspective on this issue. Contemporary China, where a modern civil society remains in a nascent stage, offers a valuable site to seek new answers. Through a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in today's China, this study shows the importance of the human factor, notably the NGO leadership, in the establishment of a. T1 - Building civil society in Authoritarian Chinaimportance of leadership connections for establishing effective nongovernmental organizations in a non-democracy / AU - Tai, John W., VL - volume 20 CN - SpringerLink CN - JQ1516 ID - 746443 KW - Civil society KW - Non-governmental organizations SN - 9783319036656 SN - 3319036653 TI - Building civil society in Authoritarian Chinaimportance of leadership connections for establishing effective nongovernmental organizations in a non-democracy / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-03665-6 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-03665-6 ER -