Community participation in Urban China: Identifying mobilization factors

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 622-642

  Xu, Qingwen ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Community mobilization; Community participation; Urban city

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048976877     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764006297675     Document Type: Article

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