The Determinants of the Effectiveness of Chinese Homeowner Associations in Solving Neighborhood Issues

Urban Affairs Review, Vol. 50(3) 311-339, 2014

31 Pages Posted: 28 Aug 2014

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Feng Wang

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

Chinese homeowner associations (HOAs) are citizen-initiated, self governing neighborhood organizations that emerged very recently in urban China. HOAs take various legal, political, and social actions to deal with neighborhood issues. However, there are large discrepancies in the effectiveness of these actions. Using data collected from in-depth interviews with leaders of 91 registered HOAs in Beijing, this study investigates the contextual and organizational factors that explain this heterogeneity of outcome. The results show that the factors affecting HOAs’ ability to solve the two most prominent types of neighborhood issue — issues involving developers, and issues involving property management companies — are quite different. Issues involving property management companies are more effectively solved by mobilizing organization resources and encouraging resident participation. Solving developer-related issues, however, requires broader legal and political support.

Keywords: urban neighborhood, homeowner associations, resource, leadership priority, effectiveness, China

Suggested Citation

Wang, Feng, The Determinants of the Effectiveness of Chinese Homeowner Associations in Solving Neighborhood Issues (2013). Urban Affairs Review, Vol. 50(3) 311-339, 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2487646

Feng Wang (Contact Author)

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics ( email )

Shanghai, 200433
China

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