Abstract
A study on activities launched by the civil society in dealing with the SARS crisis in Hong Kong identifies that civil society in Hong Kong simultaneously performs the collaborative and adversarial functions, embracing a sensitive balance between trust and risk when entrusting the state to serve the public good. Drawing on the survey analysis, the article argues that the complexity of state and civil society relation has to be understood as dialectics in the "collaboration/adversary" duality. Several hypotheses are generated from the study for further research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 45-58 |
| Journal | Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Research Keywords
- Civil society
- Public disasters
- SARS
- State-civil society collaboration
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