Operating norms and practices of residents' committees: The consequences and limits of management by numbers

China Perspectives

Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-16

  Di, Wang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Management by numbers; Norms; Residents' committee; Subdistrict office; Visibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928199454     PISSN: 20703449     EISSN: 19964617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/chinaperspectives.6098     Document Type: Article

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