In the Shadow of the Government: The Chinese Nonprofit Sector in the COVID-19 Crisis

Nonprofit organizations often work on the front lines of disaster assistance and emergency relief. In this sweeping coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the nonprofit sector in many countries is playing an active role in the national fight against the coronavirus. However, the Chinese nonpr...

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Published in:	American review of public administration 2020-08, Vol.50 (6-7), p.784-789
Main Authors:	Dong, Qiang, Lu, Jiahuan
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Central government Coping Coronaviruses COVID-19 Crises Nonprofit organizations Pandemics Viral diseases
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Summary:	Nonprofit organizations often work on the front lines of disaster assistance and emergency relief. In this sweeping coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the nonprofit sector in many countries is playing an active role in the national fight against the coronavirus. However, the Chinese nonprofit sector only plays a marginal role in the battle. This article, from a government–nonprofit relationship perspective, delves into the underlying factors shaping the Chinese nonprofit sector’s limited involvement in this pandemic crisis and the impacts of the crisis on the Chinese nonprofit sector. In particular, we argue that a strong and centralized political regime leaves little room for nonprofits’ involvement in emergency relief, resulting in a nonprofit sector that is vulnerable and marginalized. Nonprofits have to be smarter in coping with the government in the COVID-19 downturn.
ISSN:	0275-0740 1552-3357