Social engineering of community building: Examination of policy process and characteristics of community construction in China

Community Development Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 222-236

  Yan, Miu Chung ^a   Gao, Jian Guo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; GRASSROOTS LEVEL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34047196040     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsi109     Document Type: Review

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