Governance and Community Engagement in Managing SARS in Hong Kong

Asian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-67

  Hayllar, Mark Richard ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accountability; Community Engagement; Good Governance; Governance Capacity; Hong Kong; Public Participation; SARS

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055397338     PISSN: 02185377     EISSN: 17507812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02185370701315582     Document Type: Article

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