Community Building Models and Case Studies

Author: He Xiaoling, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Urban community construction, as a century-old project in China's effort to build a modern civilized society, is a pioneering endeavor that has never been undertaken by predecessors. It is a historical process of continuous innovation and rapid development. This book aims to comprehensively reflect the practical status of urban community construction in China through reviewing the process, elaborating on cross-sections, and introducing case studies, while also providing a reference for the ongoing practice of urban community construction in China. The ongoing community construction serves as the source of content throughout the book's compilation. To facilitate readers' convenience, the book adopts traditional publishing methods such as "chapters" and "sections" while also incorporating journalistic techniques like adding prefaces or short comments to the main text. The development of urban community construction in China is uneven. Due to historical and cultural backgrounds and social factors, there are differences between the east and west, the south and north, as well as between large cities and small towns. In addition to selectively introducing successful experiences from different regions, the book focuses on general principles, firmly grasping the core of "community democracy and self-governance" to offer readers content that can beed.