NGOs and Accountability in China

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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 to accountability that is more attuned to the particular conditions of authoritarianism. The project explores the effects of power relations in shaping the hierarchies of accountability and participation that emerge and the attention given to different voices such as those of donor, government, and users. Essential reading for researchers and policy makers interested in development, NGO, social policy, political science, and child welfare studies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 1-31 Setting the Theoretical Scene (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 33-67 Welfare Reforms, Child Welfare NGOs, and Accountability (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 69-94 Making Accountability—Liming Family (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 95-120 Accountability and User Participation—The Case of Angel House (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 121-140 Changing Accountabilities—Children’s Hope Foundation (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 141-162 Accountability of a Mixed Child Welfare Organisation (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 163-185 Conclusion (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages 187-211 Erratum to: Welfare Reforms, Child Welfare NGOs, and Accountability (Jude Howell, Xiaoyuan Shang, Karen R. Fisher)....Pages E1-E1 Back Matter ....Pages 213-227