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Kim, MH., Li, H., Holzer, M., Zhang, M. (2019). Public Administration Research in Mainland China. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3717-1

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