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County Administration in Fukien

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Victor C. Falkenheim
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In most contemporary developing societies, the responsibility for directing broad social and economic change is assumed by the government. The success or failure of these government sponsored programmes often hinges narrowly on the degree of administrative capacity at the regional and local levels. Programmes which are otherwise well designed and funded at the national level may founder for lack of effective local organization.

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The China Quarterly , Volume 59 , September 1974, pp. 518 - 543
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Copyright © The China Quarterly 1974

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