Think tanks in transitional China |
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| Authors: | Xufeng Zhu Lan Xue |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Zhou Enlai School of Government, Naikai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China;2. Associate Professor.;3. Xufeng Zhu, Zhou Enlai School of Government, The 5th Floor, Fansun Building, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China 300071.;4. Lan Xue, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China 100084.;5. School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China;6. Professor. |
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| Abstract: | There is a growing interest in China's think tanks within and outside China. But many questions remain to be answered. How have their roles changed over time? Why are some think tanks more active than others in some areas, but less so in others? To answer such questions, the authors classify China's think tanks according to organisational structure, as a key explanatory concept. A longitudinal review shows that since the 1970s the organisational structure of think tanks has evolved gradually from semi‐official to civilian, with the evolving structures playing different roles and complementing one another. Following analysis of four case studies of China's think tanks, two of which are semi‐official and two of which are civilian, the article draws a picture of the complex relationship between organisational structure, strategy and behaviour of China's think tanks. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | think tanks policy process policy research institutes China |
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