《當代華人城市的民間社會組織：台北、香港、廣州、廈門的比較分析》

本文五部分分別探討四個華人城市中的民間社會中介組織及其特色。魏樂伯綜合比較台北、香港、廣州和廈門四地民間社會組織的興起、發展和性格，以及與社會政治變遷的關係。蕭新煌分析了台北民間社會組織的兩大明顯性格︰自主性強和創導影響力大。關信基、呂大樂和陳健民勾勒了香港民間社會組織的多元本質和功能，以及與政府合作的態度和互動模式。陳健民和丘海雄則探究了廣州民間社會組織為了生存和發展，普遍依附於政府的處境和特色。同樣地，楊國楨和黃順力也發現廈門諸多新生的民間社會組織雖已有多樣化的發展，但如何突破種種限制以達到自主和具影響之地位仍有待觀察。
This paper aims to portray and characterize emerging civil society organizations (CSOs) and intermediate institutions in four modern Chinese urban societies: Taipei, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Xiamen. Surveys of CSOs were conducted in each of the four cities. The results show that each city’s CSOs have their own unique character. Taipei’s CSOs are quite autonomous from the state and have performed an advocacy role in society. Hong Kong’s CSOs are pluralistic in nature and appear to be cooperative towards the government. In contrast to Taipei and Hong Kong, CSOs in Guangzhou and Xiamen are still in an early stage of development. Guangzhou CSOs are most concerned with their own survival, and as a result, they tend to be dependent on the various levels of government bureaucracy. Similarly, most of the CSOs in Xiamen are newly established and face the challenge of breaking the limits and constraints on further development. Copyright © 2002 香港中文大學香港亞太研究所.