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 InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Descriptionxiv, 307 pages ; 24 cm
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2014039015
ISBN9781482228977 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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