Globalization and the local government learning process in post-Mao China: A transnational perspective

Global Networks

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-333

  Chien, Shiuh Shen ^a   Ho, Bing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CHINA; KUNSHAN; LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; POLICY INNOVATION; SHANGHAI; SUZHOU; TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING

Indexed keywords

CHINA; KUNSHAN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SHANGHAI; SUZHOU; TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING;

ECONOMICS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; INNOVATION; LEARNING; POLICY MAKING;

CHINA; JIANGSU; KUNSHAN; SHANGHAI; SUZHOU; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 79958146681     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00328.x     Document Type: Review

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