LEADER 03771oam 2200577I 450 001 9910787838703321 005 20230807204135.0 010 $a0-429-25611-6 010 $a1-4822-2898-X 024 7 $a10.1201/b17683 035 $a(CKB)2670000000560280 035 $a(EBL)1711143 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001401611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11798702 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11349790 035 $a(PQKB)10930805 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1711143 035 $a(OCoLC)893735857 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000560280 100 $a20180331h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCitizen participation at the local level in China and Canada /$fedited by Andrew Sancton and Chen Zhenming 210 1$aBoca Raton :$cCRC Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (318 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-63491-2 311 $a1-4822-2897-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction to Citizen Participation at the Local Level in China and Canada: Comparative Cases; Chapter 2: The Paradox of Participation: An Overview of Public Participation and Local Government in Canada; Chapter 3: The Development and Chinese Characteristics of Civic Participation in Local Governance: The Perspective of the Transformation of Governmental Functions; Chapter 4: Participation of the Urban Poor in Vancouver, Canada 327 $aChapter 5: Community-Based Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study of the Zhonghua Subdistrict in XiamenChapter 6: Civic Mobilization for Environmental Protection; Chapter 7: Citizen Action for Sustainable Development: Case Studies in London, Ontario, Canada1; Chapter 8: Fight or Facilitate? Social Policy, Municipal Government, and Civil Society in an Economically Disadvantaged Canadian Region1; Chapter 9: Public Participation in Low-Rent Housing Policy: A Case Study of Xiamen 327 $aChapter 10: Social Capital and Local Initiative Participation of Chinese Villagers: Analysis of Factors Affecting Villagers' Participation in Village Committee ElectionChapter 11: Facilitating the Participation of Immigrant Students in Canada's Schools; Chapter 12: An Analysis of Urban Education Policies Pertaining to Migrant Workers' Children; Chapter 13: Newcomers to the City: Institutional and Noninstitutional Modes of Civic Participation for Newcomers in Ottawa; Chapter 14: Conclusion; Back Cover 330 $aThis book presents the work of leading scholars on the topic of citizen participation at the local level. Case studies compare Canadian and Chinese communities and extrapolate interesting policy-level changes at the local level based on citizen behavior and involvement. Coverage includes the characteristics of political culture and climate on local participation; factors especially unique to urban poor, class migration, aboriginal, and immigrant populations; means of protest, demonstration, and articulation of preference by populations; land-use, housing, urban development, and resource sustai 606 $aCitizens' associations 606 $aPolitical participation 615 0$aCitizens' associations. 615 0$aPolitical participation. 676 $a323/.0420951 702 $aSancton$b Andrew$f1948- 702 $aZhenming$b Chen 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787838703321 996 $aCitizen participation at the local level in China and Canada$93751271 997 $aUNINA