Public Private Realms in Rural Wenzhou China

Examines how the privatized market economy in southeastern China has paradoxically led to the emergence of a new public spirit as peasants and merchants donate money to nongovernmental organizations The NGOs examined here include a lineage association a deity temple a private school old peoples association and a Catholic church Includes interviews with a wide range of Chinese as well as contemporary scenes of daily life a rural market and a factory UC Berkeley Library