TY - BOOK AU - Simon,Karla W. TI - Civil society in China: the legal framework from ancient times to the "new reform era" SN - 9780199332540 (ebook) : AV - KNQ522 .S56 2013 U1 - 346.51064 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Associations, institutions, etc KW - Law and legislation KW - China KW - History KW - Public welfare KW - Charity KW - Civil society KW - Non-governmental organizations KW - Nonprofit organizations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This is the definitive book on the legal and fiscal framework for civil society organizations (CSOs) in China from earliest times to the present day. This book traces the ways in which laws and regulations have shaped civil society over the 5,000 years of China's history and looks at ways in which social and economic history have affected the legal changes that have occurred over the millennia UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765898.001.0001 ER -