How Gray Power is Possible in Rural China ? A case study of the Society of Senior Citizens in Zhejiang province

本文旨在研究老年协会在农村获得较高自主性和行动力的原因。作者认为,地方政府对社团组织的选择性管理为老年协会自主性的获得提供了发展空间,而老年协会连带性吸纳功能增强了它在农村的权威及其在集体行动中的动员能力。地方政府虽然容易转变管理老年协会的动机,从"维稳"的目标出发加强对老年协会的管理,但老年协会连带性吸纳的功能却难以在福利供给模式不变的情况下被削弱,因而相应的规管难以在短期内奏效。

The paper explains why the Society of Senior Citizens (SSC)has achieved relative high level of autonomy and capacity in rural China.The author argues that the local governments' selective management over NGOs unexpectedly provides autonomy for SSC' s development.The capacity of bloc incorporation entitles SSC to higher authority in village community and contributes to its mobilization ability in collective actions .Local governments can change their intention of management easily and try to constrain SSC from the consideration of social stability , but the regulation could not work effectively in a short time because of the resilience of SSC' s bloc incorporation function, especially when rural welfare delivering model remains unchanged .

邓燕华；阮横俯；

信孚教育集团与中山大学人类学系共同提供的“中国田野调查基金”;“爱的教育研究会”提供的“青年学者社区服务与研究奖学金”;香港中文大学政治与行政学系研究基金的资助

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