State and Society in Local Legal Governance in the Qing Dynasty:An Examination Focusing on Charitable Organizations
The numerous and widely distributed charitable organizations of the Qing Dynasty not only played a role in charity and edification,but also were deeply embedded in local legal governance.The government-run charitable organi-zations,represented by Yangjiyuan(Charity),gradually broke away from nativism by adopting elderly and disabled con-victs.Various private charitable organizations play an important role in maintaining order,arresting thieves,operating judicial trials,enforcing penalties,examining murder cases and controlling corpses.The creation and operation of gov-ernment-run and privately-run charitable organizations are the result of interaction between the government and the people,demonstrating the dynamic evolution of cooperation between the two,and reflecting the multidimensionality and complexity of the relationship between the state and society.From the perspective of local legal governance,charitable organizations are positioned as an extension of the government's legal governance function,with a clear official domi-nance.
charitable organizationslegal governancethe third sphereexecution of penalties
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