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Bringing Relationships Back into Contracts: The Practical Logic of Sustainable Governance in Older Residential Communities—A Case Study of Trust-Based Property Management in Chengdu

YE Lin, LU Wei   

  1. School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • Received:2024-03-20 Online:2025-07-05 Published:2025-06-23

Abstract: As a critical component of primary-level social governance, older residential communities face challenges such as mismanagement, abandonment, and property disputes. Following the dissolution of the unit-system housing governance, property management shifted from administrative control to market-based contracts, with service agreements defining management responsibilities. However, current contractual governance mechanisms neglect the internal social networks, traditional values, and contextual complexities of older communities, failing to effectively address their governance needs. This study argues for reintegrating relational elements into contractual governance. Using Chengdu’s trust-based property management as a case, it analyzes the dynamics of relational and contractual governance, emphasizing alignment with governance contexts to reduce transaction risks and costs, thereby enhancing the efficacy of primary-level social governance.

Key words: primary-level governance, older residential communities, relational governance, contractual governance, property management

CLC Number:  D630
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