Comparative Study on the Community Governance Model between China and Canada - Taking Shanghai and Vancouver as Examples

Author: Ma Xiheng
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is the final report of the joint research project "Comparative Study on Community Governance Models in Shanghai and the Greater Vancouver Region" by the Shanghai Academy of Governance and Douglas College, Canada. Under the backdrop of economic globalization and with the goal of building a harmonious society, it presents the outcomes of an international cooperative academic research conducted jointly by the Shanghai Academy of Governance and Douglas College, Canada, using Shanghai and the Greater Vancouver region in Canada as case studies. The book conducts an in-depth and empirical study on community construction and community services, featuring rich data, rigorous reasoning, and substantial evidence, making it a sociological work with original significance. Partial results of this project were selected for the International Academic Conference on "Social Governance Innovation" organized by the National School of Administration of China in mid-September 2005, the International Forum on "Development of Civil Organizations and Building a Harmonious Society" hosted by the China (Hainan) Institute for Reform and Development, and the International Academic Conference on "Promoting Harmonious Society and Harmonious Community Construction" organized by the Shanghai Academy of Governance. It has received guidance and support from academic peers both at home and abroad.