Founded in 1999, Center for Community Development Studies bridges the community and government and echoes local people's advices to government with the focus on study of Chinese western rural areas by fieldwork and policy- making. With the help of Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers' Fund, the center has achieved great success .on studies of natural resource management, safety of community living and democracy building in rural areas. There are 12 published research books,24 internal restricted study reports,16 open academic papers and 18 international academic conferences done by the center. It is also a consultant center for some international organizations such as World Bank, UN Food and Agriculture Organiz,ation and UN Development Program.
Members of the Center for Community Development Studies
Making great efforts to research and achieving remarkable progresses.
Broadening mutual communication nd expanding scope of cooperation.
Making detailed research in communities and listening carefully to people's problems.