Homeowner associations and neighborhood governance in Guangzhou, China

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 260-284

  He, Shenjing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; collective action; homeowner association; neighborhood governance; private governance; state market society relations

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOMEOWNER; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HOUSING ASSOCIATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84947616398     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2015.1095108     Document Type: Article

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