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100			_aLi, Hui _914829
245			_aWhat makes neighborhood associations effective in urban governance?: Evidence from neighborhood council boards in Los Angeles
260			_bAmerican Review of Public Administration
300			_a49(8), Nov, 2019: p.931-943.
520			_aThis study examines the perceived effectiveness of neighborhood councils (NCs) in Los Angeles, a government-sanctioned and financed institutional innovation in urban governance. The study considers NC boards as a dynamic and open social system that interacts with NCs’ internal and external environment. We propose that three factors—internal capacity, external networking, and attention-action congruence—are related to perceived NC effectiveness. The findings from a questionnaire survey of 80 NCs show that NC leaders perceive their organizations to be moderately effective. While internal capacity contributes to all three dimensions of effectiveness, external networking enhances NCs’ effectiveness in solving community issues and advising about city policies. Attention-action congruence, which examines the correspondence between NC board members’ issue orientation and actual actions, is positively related to NCs’ effectiveness in advising about city policies. The study concludes with considerations for enhancing the effectiveness of neighborhood associations. - Reproduced.
650			_aNeighborhood _914830
650			_aUrban governance - Los Angeles _914831
650			_aNeighborhood Council Boards _914832
700			_aWen, Bo _914833
700			_aCooper, Terry L. _914834
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
906			_aLocal government
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