Study on Social Participation in China.

After three decades of economic liberalization, the state has opens up limited space for the people to participate in volunteer organizations. However, social participation in China is still constrained by various limits..x000d..x000d.Based on a survey of social participation in China, this paper studies the general patterns of social participation and analyzed the major contributing factors to those unique features in the context of civil society development. .x000d..x000d.By comparing China's experience in this regard with those of the other countries, this paper further argues that the growth of the civil society is path-dependent. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]