What contributes to the development of local non-profit organizations in China? A configuration analysis of the industrial development paradigm
基于产业发展分析框架，用模糊集定性比较分析研究31个省份，发现市场、制度和网络三种因素的四种组合能解释中国地方非营利组织发展的省际差异，对政策制定者和非营利组织管理者有参考价值。
The extant research has underexplored how combinations of causally relevant contextual factors relate to the development of local non-profit organizations (NPOs), especially in developing countries. Based on an industrial development analytical framework, this study explores how combined contextual factors (market substrate, institutional environment and network interface) can explain the cross-provincial development imbalance of NPOs in China. Using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to examine NPO development across 31 Chinese provinces, the results identify four configurations that contribute to high-level NPO development and can aid policymakers and NPO shareholders in tailoring differentiated NPO development practices.