By ANDREW JACOBS, New York Times, Published: December 2, 2009
(Abridged from artilce entitled “H.I.V. Tests Turn Blood Into Cash in China“)
…Although not trumpeted in its promotional materials, the foundations (Gates Foundation) other goal is more …
The Art of Doing Good: Charity in Late Ming China (Hardcover) by Joanna Handlin Smith
“In her absorbing accounts of both big events and small, Joanna Handlin Smith has anchored her narrative in original research, producing a work of admirable scholarly care and ingenuity. This fine study, attentive as much to the complex of moral ideals underlying them as to the detailed practices of early modern famine relief and benevolent societies, will make a lasting contribution to our understanding of charity as performed in Chinese contexts.”–Vivienne Shue, Oxford University
(Original in Chinese by Tian Kai, PhD., School of Government, Peking University. Translated by Hong Liu of Harvard University.)
Since mid to late 1980s, board of directors system (the board system) has become an important theme in international …
On the 18th October 2009, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) held a press conference on “2009 China’s Corporate Social Responsibility Blue Book” and development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of top 100 China’s corporations in …
By Shan Juan (China Daily)
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) committed to fighting HIV/AIDS in China will soon get legal status to operate, as the government is considering legally recognizing these organizations, experts close to the situation said.
These …
On 6 October, 2009, Li Dan, a social activist promoting knowledge about human rights and the human rights for AIDS orphans in China and the founder of Donzhen Nalan Cultural Transmission Center, gave a roundtable discussion at the …
In September, the plan for administration system reform in Shenzhen that has attracted great attention was announced, and 31 new institutions were established as part of the “Super-Ministry System” reform. Following the “Super-Ministry System” reform, …
The China Environment Federation Secretariat announced that it will promote an environmental case in Jiang Yan, Jiangsu Province to the entire nation as a successful mode to address environmental issues.
In recent years, rural areas have …
A general survey on the Internet usage of NGOS in China was recently conducted by MIT New Media Action Lab (MIT-NMAL) in collaboration with the Institute of Knowledge Management of University of Science and Technology …
Original byJoan Kaufman
“The global AIDS epidemic continues to worsen and is one of the leading development challenges of our era.” Facing this global crisis, “NGOs have played a decisive role in the response, both for …
By Qiusha Ma
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
ISBN: 978-0-415-54672-0
Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
Published by: Routledge
Publication Date: 04/15/2009
Pages: 258
About the Book
In the first systematic documentation of the pattern and processes of land development taking place …
Edited by Jonathan Schwartz, Shawn Shieh
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
List Price: $125.00
ISBN: 978-0-415-45224-3
Binding: Hardback
Published by: Routledge
Publication Date: 05/26/2009
Pages: 224
About the Book
This volume examines the shifting role of the state and social organizations (e.g. …
by Matthew Erie, David Livdahl, Jacelyn Khoo, and Henry Li
In light of China’s encounter with the current global economic crisis, the types of services that international nonprofit organizations (INPOs) offer are now more vital than …
According to the China Environmental NGO Blue book released in 2008, 28.9% of all known environmental NGOs in China do not have professional employees, and 46.5% of the group have less than 5 employees. To …
