| Aiming at the development of charity organizations in Jiangsu province as the object of study during the transformation period, this paper makes an investigation into the relationship among the charity organizations, the transformation of governmental function and the construction of civil society by analyzing such deep-rooted factors as the historical background, the institutional environment and the social policy of the emergence and development of charity.By choosing such seven organizations the Amity Foundation, the Jiangsu General Association of Charity, the Nanjing General Association of Charity, the Changzhou General Association of Charity, the Fareast Charity Foundation in Yixing, the Huikai Love Foundation in Suzhou, the Tianjian Agency of Nanjing University as the typical cases for the research, this paper divides these into three different types : one is relegious charity , e. g. the Amity Foundation; the second is the charity operated by business group but under the supervision of the government, e. g. the Changzhou General Association of Charity; the third is the charity sponsored by private enterprises, e.g. the Fareast Charity Foundation in Yixing. The cooperation between the government and the private enterprises is the major feature in the charity model of Changzhou, which has the same strain from the Sounthern Part of Jiangsu Model. Private entrepreneurs in Changzhou make a positive response to the call of developing the charity cause given by government. Their generous donations improve the public images and social reputation of the private enterprises greatly and become the important force which participates in the local public utilities. Compared with the Changzhou General Association of Charity, the Amity Foundation and the Fareast Charity Foundation in Yixing have the civil features,but they also show certain characteristics of "third field" . The Amity Foundation is not a kind of religious organization to spread the religion but a charity foundation for public benefits , though it is established by religious personnel. The Fareast Charity Foundation in Yixing is the first charity foundation in China which provides the employment training for the disabled persons, it is initiated by the Fareast Charge Share Corp and some other famous private enterprises. The development of the Fareast Charge Share Corp can' t be successful without the overall situation to develop the charities created by both the provincial government and local government.The concept of "the third field" put forward by Philip C. C . Huang, holds that it is the outcome of both the conformity of modern society and the construction of national power. The development of charity organizations in Jiangsu shows the growth of 'the third field" in social transformation. The Changzhou General Association of Charity, the Amity Foundation and the Fareast Charity Foundation are the good examples of both the state and society jointly involving in the third field during the transformation period. Some of these organizations are launched by government and participated by businessmen; some are composed of the leaders from the religion, academy and the business, while they are founded by responding to the call of national policy and operated by the governmental principle. By comparison, the Changzhou General Association of Charity, led by government strongly, represents a sort of third field with governmental force; while the Amity Foundation and the Fareast Charity Foundation, which are led by the governmental policy and operated by the folk force, represent a sort of third field with weak governmental force.Judging from the developing course of Jiangsu charity organizations in the transformation period, we know that the development of charity organizations and and the construction of fine partnership between the government and the social organizations are definitely the effective approach to perfecting the social security system, improving the governing structure and constructing civil society.
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