Janelle Plummer is Senior Institutional Development Specialist for the Water and Sanitation Program based at the World Bank, Jakarta. John G Taylor is Professor of Politics and Director of the Development Studies Programme at South Bank University, London.

• Introduction * Part I: Understanding Community Participation in China - The Context of Community Participation in China * The Characteristics of Community Participation in China * Key Factors and Processes Affecting Participation * Part II: The Experience of Community Participation in China: The Case Studies - Enhancing Community Participations: Participatory Forestry Management in China * Building Capacity within Communities: Participatory Natural Resource Management in Southwest China * Building Government Capacity: The Collaborative Hengxian Integrated Approach to Rural Reconstruction * Participatory Resettlement: Key Issues and Processes in Resettlement in Xiaolangdi and Hexi * Participatory Irrigation Management: Promoting Community-based Water User Association in the Piyuan Canal Rehabilitation Project * Towards Sustainable Village Poverty Reduction: The Development of the Country Poverty Alleviation Planning (CPAP) Approach * Part III: Capacity Building for Enhancing Community Participation - Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Community Participation * Annex: Analysing Existing Capacity * References * Index