<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper provides a description of the community governance paradigm shifts in China over the past 4 decades. By taking a historical review of Chinese tradition in community governance, a brief history of the transformation of property rights in the former Soviet Bloc, plus a theoretical analysis from the perspective of social physics, this study clarifies the inherent logic for the community governance evolution across China. The influence that ancient dynasties, up to 1949, exerted upon the modern community governance has been large, which has formed certain social governance inertia. However, there have emerged many new forms of power among which the homeowners are the strongest group to demand more autonomy. By using a social physics framework, this article sheds light on the ongoing tension between the traditional inertia and the emerging trend of autonomy in real estate. Furthermore, the logic could be employed for predicting the future community governance style in China.</p></abstract>

This paper provides a description of the community governance paradigm shifts in China over the past 4 decades. By taking a historical review of Chinese tradition in community governance, a brief history of the transformation of property rights in the former Soviet Bloc, plus a theoretical analysis from the perspective of social physics, this study clarifies the inherent logic for the community governance evolution across China. The influence that ancient dynasties, up to 1949, exerted upon the modern community governance has been large, which has formed certain social governance inertia. However, there have emerged many new forms of power among which the homeowners are the strongest group to demand more autonomy. By using a social physics framework, this article sheds light on the ongoing tension between the traditional inertia and the emerging trend of autonomy in real estate. Furthermore, the logic could be employed for predicting the future community governance style in China.

The Paradigm Shifts of Community Governance in China

Tianjin University of Science & Technology

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management

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This paper provides a description of the community governance paradigm shifts in China over the past 4 decades. By taking a historical review of Chinese...

The Paradigm Shifts of Community Governance in China

Published Online: Mar 21, 2019

Page range: 30 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2019-0003

Keywords
Autonomy, community governance, homeowner association, polycentrism, real estate

© 2019 Graig Arcuri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Paradigm Shifts of Community Governance in China

Published Online: Mar 21, 2019

Page range: 30 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2019-0003

KeywordsAutonomy, community governance, homeowner association, polycentrism, real estate

© 2019 Graig Arcuri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Autonomy, community governance, homeowner association, polycentrism, real estate