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The Corporatist System and Social Organizations in China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Kazuko Kojima ,
Jae-Young Choe ,
Takafumi Ohtomo  and
Yutaka Tsujinaka
Kazuko Kojima
Affiliation:
Keio University, Japan
Jae-Young Choe
Affiliation:
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Takafumi Ohtomo
Affiliation:
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yutaka Tsujinaka
Affiliation:
University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Abstract

This article considers whether social organizations (SOs) in China have acquired more autonomy over time under the socialist market economy. To discern whether SOs are changing under the corporatist system, we use quantitative data analyses of a 2001 to 2004 survey of SOs in China. We find that the later the SOs were founded, the more autonomy they have and die more oriented they are to representing their constituents' interests. The data also verify that the later SOs were formed, the greater their desire for freedom from the party-state. Furthermore, SOs that are more autonomous tend to be more critical of the SO management system, but this holds only for SOs founded before 2000. After 2001, no correlation occurs between autonomy and the expressed desire for more freedom.

Keywords

autonomyChinacorporatismsocial organizations自立性中国法团主义社会组织
Type
Special Issue Articles
Information
Management and Organization Review , Volume 8 , Issue 3: Special Issue Innovations in Public and Non-profit Sector Organizations in China , November 2012 , pp. 609 - 628
Copyright
Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2012

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