Toward "Strong Democracy" in Global Cities? Social Capital Building, Theory-Driven Reform, and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Experience

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-111

  Musso, Juliet ^a   Weare, Christopher ^a   Bryer, Thomas ^b   Cooper, Terry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 78751473504     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02311.x     Document Type: Article

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