Chinese Journal of Sociology ›› 2010, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 1-21.

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Stepping out of the “Public” into the “Private” Sector： An Analysis of the Infiltration of the Government into Local Chambers of Commerce

 Liu Shiding   

  1. The Center for Sociological Research and Development Studies of China， Peking Univesity； Sociology Division， Einstitute of Shanghai University
  • Online:2010-01-20 Published:2010-01-20

Abstract:

 This article analyzes the operation of four local chambers of commerce in a South Jiangsu town with a special focus on the township government’s behavior as it gave up its control over the assets of these enterprises while at the same time actively infiltrated into these local chambers of commerce which were formed by private business owners． The paper describes the characteristics of these organizations with the government having already infiltrated in， discusses why the government needed them， what the business owners had them for， why the government wanted to get into them， and how the business owners accepted the government’s infiltration． This discussion will enable one to obtain an understanding of the role that the state political system played in controlling and managing the private property ownership rights．