As China becomes increasingly integrated into the global system there will be continuing pressure to acknowledge and engage with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Suffice to say, without a clear understanding of the state's interaction with NGOs, and vice versa, any political, economic and social analysis of China will be incomplete.

This book provides an urgent insight into contemporary state-NGO relations. It brings together the most recent research covering three broad themes, namely the conceptualizations and subsequent functions of NGOs; state-NGO engagement; and NGOs as a mediator between state and society in contemporary China. The book provides a future glimpse into the challenges of state-NGO interactions in China's rapidly developing regions, which will aid NGOs strategic planning in both the short- and long-term. In addition, it allows a measure of predictability in our assessment of Chinese NGOs behaviour, notably when they eventually move their areas of operation from the domestic sphere to an international one.

The salient themes, concepts, theories and practice discussed in this book will be of acute interest to students, scholars and practitioners in development studies, public administration, and Chinese and Asian politics.

Reza Hasmath is a Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Oxford, UK, and an Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research looks at state-society relationships, the labour market experiences of ethnic minorities, and development theories and practices.

Jennifer Y.J. Hsu is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta, Canada. Her recent publications include a co-authored book HIV/AIDS in China: The Economic and Social Determinants (Routledge, 2011), and a co-edited book The Chinese Corporatist State: Adaption, Survival and Resistance (Routledge, 2012).

Reza Hasmath is a Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Oxford, UK, and an Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research looks at state-society relationships, the labour market experiences of ethnic minorities, and development theories and practices.

Jennifer Y.J. Hsu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta, Canada. Her recent publications include a co-authored book HIV/AIDS in China: The Economic and Social Determinants (Routledge, 2011) and a co-edited book The Chinese Corporatist State: Adaption, Survival and Resistance (Routledge, 2012).

1. Governing and Managing NGOs in China: An Introduction 2. The Politics of Space, State and NGOs in China 3. The Emergence of an Autonomous Social Sector in China 4. Mapping the Dynamics of Civil Society in China: A Modal Analysis of Trends in the NGO Sector 5. The Evolution of a Collaborative Governance Model: Social Service Outsourcing to Civil Society Organizations in China 6. (Dis)Trusting NGOs in China 7. What Explains a Lack of State-NGO Collaboration? A Neo-Institutional Perspective 8. From NGO to Enterprise: The Political Economy of Activist Adaptation in China 9. Experimenting with Party-led "People's Society": Four Regional Models 10. China Youth Development Foundation: GONGO (Government-Organized NGO) or GENGO (Government-Exploiting NGO)