Jonathan Schwartz is Associate Professor of Political Science at SUNY New Paltz. His research focuses on factors influencing policy implementation.Shawn Shieh is Associate Professor of Political Science at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. He is engaged in two projects in China, one on corruption and the other on NGOs.

• Part 1: Introduction 1. State and Society Responses to China’s Social Welfare Needs: An Introduction to the Debate Shawn Shieh and Jonathan Schwartz 2. Beyond Corporatism and Civil Society: Three Modes of State - NGO Interaction in China Shawn Shieh Part 2: Social Welfare Responses in Noncrisis Situations 3. The Role of the State and NGOs in Caring for At - Risk Children: The Case of Orphan care Catherine H. Keyser 4. Navigating a Space for Labor Activism: Labor NGOs in the Pearl River Delta of South China Hong Zhang and Marsha Smith 5. Green Activism?: Reassessing the Role of Environmental NGOs in China Timothy Hildebrandt and Jennifer L. Turner Part 3: Social Welfare Responses in Crisis Situations 6. The Institutionalization of Buddhist Philanthropy in China André Laliberté 7. The Impact of Crises on Social Service Provision in China: The State and Society Respond to SARS Jonathan Schwartz 8. The Role of NGOs in China's AIDS Crisis: Challenges and Possibilities Joan Kaufman Part 4: Conclusion 9. Serving the People? The Changing Roles of the State and Social Organizations in Social Service Provision Jonathan Schwartz and Shawn Shieh

"Overall, this book is worth reading and is recommended for scholars and students who want to learn more about the changing social life and policy responses, and particularly the changing dynamics of social organizations and the state in China." - The China Reviews, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Spring 2010)"This volume is a valuable addition to the growing literature on cooperative relationsbetween state and society in China...Because the contributors in the book include some of the best known scholars onthese topics, the book is rich with insights and details. It should be of interest toanyone working on these issue areas, the role of NGOs, or state-society relationsmore generally." - Bruce J. Dickson, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George WashingtonUniversity, Washington, DC.