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100			_aChen, Bin
245			_aSpontaneous or constructed? Neighborhood governance reforms in Los Angeles and Shanghai
260			_c2009
300			_ap.S108-S115.
362			_aDec
520			_aCan grassroots government succeed on its own without state involvement? By comparing approaches in two metropolitan governments - neighborhood councils in Los Angeles and resident committees in Shanghai - Bin Chen of the City University of New York at Baruch College, Terry L. Cooper of the University of Southern California, and Rong Sun of Shanghai Tongji University underscore the need to understand the interrelationships among the political and administrative structures where these specific reforms are implemented. Their analysis points out that the efficacy of a government-initiated civic engagement program depends on a balanced combination of state involvement and community self-organisation. - Reproduced.
650			_aAdministrative reform
700			_aSun, Rong
700			_aCooper, Terry L.
773			_aPublic Administration Review
908			_aN
909			_a84992
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