CONTENTS
Preface ................................................................. / 1
Civil Society and Social Development: A Quest for
Balanced Society .......................................... Jay Satia / 1
Enhancing the Role of Civil Society to Improve Sexual and
Reproductive Health in Developing Countries ............... Jay Satia / 15
The Research Report
Chapter 1 Background ................................................... / 25
1.1 Basic Concept and Definition of
Civil Society Organization (CSO) ............................. / 25
1.2 A Brief Introduction to CSOs in China .......................... / 26
1.3 Reproductive Health CSOs in China: a Brief Review .............. / 30
1.4 The Impact of Government's Policy on the Role CSOs Play
in Reproductive Health ........................................ / 33
Chapter 2 Research Framework, Design and Data Collection ............... / 35
2.1 Research Framework ............................................ / 35
2.2 Research Design ................................................ / 35
2.3 Data Collection ................................................ / 37
Chapter 3 Results ...................................................... / 39
3.1 The Role of the CSOs in Reproductive Health Program
in China ...................................................... / 39
3.2 The Role of the Government in Facilitating and
Enhancing the CSOs Roles ..................................... / 45
3.3 The Collaboration of CSO-GO and of
CSO-Community Organizations ................................... / 48
3.4 Enhance the Role of the CSOs ................................... / 50
3.5 The Current Status and Future Plan of the CSOs ................. / 56
Chapter 4 Summary and Discussion ....................................... / 60
4.1 The Ever Enhancing Role of the CSOs
in Reproductive Health Advocacy and Innovations ............... / 61
4.2 Successful Experiences ......................................... / 63
4.3 Problems Perceived ............................................. / 66
Chapter 5 Policy Recommendations ....................................... / 69
References .............................................................. / 71
Appendix 1 Some Reproductive Health Related Key CSOs in China .......... / 73
Appendix 2 The Survey Questionnaires ................................... / 100
Description:
The book is mainly discussed the effects of Chinese civil society on the field of reproductive health, with focus on the relationships between civil society and government. The survey program of this research is revised according to the general requirement of multi-country study with combination of China’s actual situation. The survey was launched at Shanghai, Beijing and Kunming by taking the measure of questionnaire and individual interviews. People who were surveyed come from all fields such as the relevant authority of the government, the citizens either in the field of reproductive health or not, the related officers in international organizations and funding agencies.
