Citizen participation at the local level in China and Canada / edited by Andrew Sancton, Chen Zhenming.
| Other author | Sancton, Andrew, 1948- |
| Other author | Chen, Zhenming. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. |
| Description | xiv, 307 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction to citizen participation at the local level in China and Canada : comparative cases / Andrew Sancton -- The paradox of participation : an overview of public participation and local government in Canada / Katherine A.H. Graham -- The development and Chinese characteristics of civic participation in local governance : the perspective of the transformation of governmental functions / Chen Fang -- Participation of the urban poor in Vancouver, Canada / Emmanuel Brunet-Jaill -- Community-based poverty alleviation : a case study of the Zhonghua subdistrict in Xiamen / Ding Yu -- Civic mobilization for environmental protection / Yu Zhangba -- Citizen action for sustainable development : case studies in London, Ontario, Canada / Carol Agócs and Kate Graham -- Fight or facilitate? : social policy, municipal government, and civil society in an economically disadvantaged Canadian region / Tom Urbaniak -- Public participation in low-rent housing policy : a case study of Xiamen / Meng Hua -- Social capital and local initiative participation of Chinese villagers : analysis of factors affecting villagers' participation in village committee election / Hu Rong -- Facilitating the participation of immigrant students in Canada's schools / Jean Kunz -- An analysis of urban education policies pertaining to migrant workers' children / Li Xue -- Newcomers to the city : institutional and noninstitutional modes of civic participation for newcomers in Ottawa / Caroline Andrew. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014039015 |
| ISBN | 9781482228977 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |