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interests while devising a long-term
and enhance cooperation is a question
action plan for city development based
that must be considered by every local
on detailed, comprehensive and scientific
government. Local governments should
surveys and studies. Piecemeal measures
have a clear positioning of their roles.
that address the symptoms instead of the
More energy should be channeled into
root causes will only lead to inefficient
promoting public participation in local
use of financial resources and a waste
governance, and local public resources
of taxpayers’ money. In terms of the
should be used for public services.
relationship among local government,
This will also help to increase public
central government, stakeholders, and
confidence in local government and
community residents, in any large
promote fairness and justice, thereby
country, it is featured by both conflict
increasing the legitimacy of local
and cooperation. How to reduce conflict
government, maintaining social harmony,