Interests and political participation in urban china: The case of residents’ committee elections

China Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-116

  Guan, Bing ^a,b   Cai, Yongshun ^c  

^a Chinese Public Administration Research   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

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EID: 84962780941     PISSN: 16802012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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