Hi, all

Apologies. I should submit these earlier.

After reading some literature and talking with advisors, I decided to consider NGOs as my cases, which is an effective way of public participation. So the question turns to be:

What are authority, channels, function and weakness of Environmental NGOs in the enforcement of clean water laws between U.S. and China? AND How will be U.S. expericence work in China's context?

Reading materials are divided into two parts.

Part I

Articles about NGOs in China. The first one, "Environmental NGOs in China" is a research paper. You can read from p7 "Civil Society in Environmental Protection". The other one is kind of "story" about  Chinese government crack down international NGOs in China. I don't mean I consider all written here are neutral, but it provides a popular opinion.

 Environmental NGOs in China-Roles and Limits.pdf  

By: Schwartz, Jonathan. Pacific Affairs, Spring2004, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p28-49, 22p; (AN 13865142)

China_cracks_down_on_NGOs_Christian_Science_.DOC

Part II

Websites of water NGOs in U.S. I am still looking for more and want to sketch a panorama of NGOs in U.S. working on Clean Water, especially something to do with Clean Water Act.

Here are some I am interested till now.

River Network

http://rivernetwork.org/protect-restore.php

Watershed Council

http://www.oregonwatersheds.org/

Riverkeeper

http://www.riverkeeper.org/

NGOs at different level and with different specific missions compose a NGOs structure in U.S. which effectively improve public participation. I guess it's value for China.

Part III

An elemantary sturcture of the development of my ideas is coming to me. I will talk about it on Wednesday class.

Have a good weekend!