Community Participation in China

by Plummer, Janelle; Taylor, John G.

• ISBN13: 9781844070862
• ISBN10: 1844070867
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

After more than a decade of participatory initiatives in development in China, this volume provides a source of information on the key issues, constraints and capacity building necessary to implement participatory approaches in China today. The book outlines the institutional change necessary for participatory processes to be adopted and become meaningful in poor villages, and for project achievements to be taken up on a larger scale in rural China. The case studies are by principal Chinese academics and practitioners and cover forestry, natural resource management, rural development, irrigation and poverty alleviation. Like Municipalities and Community Participation (2000) and Focusing Partnerships (2002), the book is about strengthening local government as a key player in the development of participatory initiatives. It will be invaluable for donors and development practitioners seeking to understand the opportunities and constraints for participation in China, for those academics and trainers involved in the capacity building process and for students of development in the unique context of China.

Author Biography

Janelle Plummer is Senior Institutional Development Specialist for the Water and Sanitation Program based at the World Bank, Jakarta (East Asia and Pacific) John G Taylor is Professor of Politics and Director of the Development Studies Programme at South Bank University, London

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes	vii
About the Contributors	x
Foreword	xvi
Norman Uphoff
Preface	xix
Janelle Plummer
John G Taylor
Editors' Acknowledgements	xxi
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xxiii
Introduction	1	(22)
Janelle Plummer
Part 1 Understanding Community Participation in China
The Context for Community Participation in China	23	(13)
John G Taylor
The Characteristics of Community Participation in China	36	(19)
Janelle Plummer
John G Taylor
Key Factors and Processes Affecting Participation	55	(38)
Janelle Plummer
John G Taylor
Part 2 The Experience of Community Participation in China: The Case Studies
Enhancing Community Participation: Participatory Forestry Management in China	93	(46)
Liu Jinlong
Wu Junqi
Yuan Juanwen
Zhou Pidong
Building Capacity within Communities: Participatory Natural Resource Management in Southwest China	139	(38)
Ren Xiaodong
Zhao Yaqiao
Su Yufang
Xu Wei
Building Government Capacity: The Collaborative Hengxian Integrated Approach to Rural Reconstruction	177	(23)
Zhang Lanying
Participatory Resettlement: Key Issues and Processes in Resettlement in Xiaolangdi and Hexi	200	(30)
Chen Shaojun
Shi Guoqing
Zhu Wenlong
Xu Jiajun
Participatory Irrigation Management: Promoting Community-based Water User Associations in the Piyuan Canal Rehabilitation Project	230	(39)
Li Ou
Tim Zachernuk
Han Yong
Towards Sustainable Village Poverty Reduction: The Development of the County Poverty Alleviation Planning (CPAP) Approach	269	(38)
Li Xiaoyun
Joe Remenyi
Part 3 Capacity Building for Enhancing Community Participation
Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Community Participation	307	(35)
Janelle Plummer
Joe Remenyi
Annex: Analysing Existing Capacity	342	(3)
References	345	(5)
Index	350