Homeowners' activism in Beijing: Leaders with mixed motivations

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 215, 2013, Pages 513-532

  Cai, Yongshun ^a   Sheng, Zhiming ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Collective action; Homeowner; Leader; Motivation

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; HOMEOWNER; LEADERSHIP; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84884220437     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741013000726     Document Type: Article

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