Community Administration: Public Administration Perspectives on Community Governance and Development

Author: Dou Zexiu
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is based on the theories of the state-society relationship and governance theory, using non-governmental public administration theory as an analytical tool. It establishes a basic theoretical framework for analyzing and discussing community administration from levels such as the foundation of the argument, organizational systems, power operations, and functional objectives. It also conducts empirical research on the generation and development of community administration in China, the existing problems, and countermeasures. The book argues that community administration is an important part of non-governmental public administration, representing a combination of government-commissioned administration and community self-governance. Effective governance and sustainable development of communities require the concerted cooperation and organic coordination of the two major structural forces—government and society. Among these, the scientific definition of functions and the full play of roles form the foundation for their coordinated cooperation. Meanwhile, a fully developed and healthy civil society is the decisive force in transforming the "strong government, weak society" model into a "strong government, strong society" model.