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Local government and community events in New Zealand: a case study of two neighbouring cities 新西兰地方政府和社区活动：以两个邻近城市为例

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2019-04-01 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I21.6518

Joany Grima

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Botswana development vision and localisation of UN Sustainable Development Goals 博茨瓦纳发展愿景和联合国可持续发展目标本地化

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2019-03-19 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I20.6469

N. Musekiwa, D. Mandiyanike

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Editorial 编辑

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2019-03-19 DOI: 10.5130/cjlg.v0i20.6503

Gareth J. Wall, Gordon Morris

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Decision-making processes in Sylhet City Corporation: who plays the dominant role? Sylhet城市公司的决策过程：谁起主导作用？

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2019-03-13 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I20.6468

M. M. Kamal, A. Begum, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Hossienie

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Holding governments accountable for service delivery: the local government councils scorecard initiative in Uganda 追究政府提供服务的责任：乌干达地方政府委员会记分卡倡议

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2019-03-13 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I20.6497

Lillian Muyomba-Tamale, K. Cunningham

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Legislating community engagement at the Australian local government level 在澳大利亚地方政府层面为社区参与立法

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I21.6515

Helen E. Christensen

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引用次数: 10

Democratisation of local government planning in Bangladesh 孟加拉国地方政府规划的民主化

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2018-08-27 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I20.6230

Shuvra Chowdhury

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The consequences of path dependency on funding for infill development in Victoria, Australia 路径依赖对澳大利亚维多利亚州填充式开发资金的影响

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2018-08-18 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I20.6231

E. Killin, A. March

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Intergovernmental planning and budgeting in Zimbabwe: learning the lessons of the past 津巴布韦政府间规划和预算编制:吸取过去的教训

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2018-06-19 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I20.6140

T. Chigwata, S. Marumahoko

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Alternative approaches to community participation beyond formal structures: evidence from Langa within the municipality of Cape Town 正式结构之外社区参与的替代方法:来自开普敦市兰加的证据

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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance Pub Date : 2018-05-23 DOI: 10.5130/CJLG.V0I20.6084

Adam Andani

引用次数: 4