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Successful, safe and sustainable cities: towards a New Urban Agenda 成功、安全和可持续的城市：迈向新的城市议程

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5446

D. Satterthwaite

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引用次数: 43

Can organisation development principles in India's local governments improve governance? 印度地方政府的组织发展原则能改善治理吗?

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5450

Sonali Srivastava, Madhavi Rajadhyaksha

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引用次数: 3

The Greenway social housing estate: lessons in community development 绿道社会住宅区:社区发展的经验教训

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5488

C. Taylor, J. Donoghue

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Citizen participation in urban local government: a case study of Kanaighat Paurashava in Bangladesh 公民参与城市地方政府：以孟加拉国的Kanaighat Paulashava为例

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5451

Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury, Aktaruzzaman

引用次数: 8

Review – Reclaiming Local Democracy: A progressive future for local government 回顾-重拾地方民主:地方政府的进步未来

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5453

Gordon Morris

引用次数: 0

Review – Cities and Agriculture 综述——城市与农业

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5454

A. Mosha

引用次数: 1

Amalgamation of South Africa’s rural municipalities: is it a good idea? 南非农村城市合并：这是个好主意吗？

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5487

M. Ncube, Jabulile Monnakgotla

引用次数: 12

Assignment of functions to local authorities in Lesotho 莱索托地方当局的职能分配

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I19.5449

H. Nyane

引用次数: 5

The ward sabha in Bangladesh – lessons from Kerala and West Bengal 孟加拉国的选区议会——喀拉拉邦和西孟加拉邦的教训

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2017-04-21 DOI: 10.5130/cjlg.v0i19.5452

T. Ahmed

引用次数: 2

Women’s leadership in local government in the Caribbean 加勒比地区妇女在地方政府中的领导作用

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2016-02-19 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I18.4843

K. L. Sam

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引用次数: 3