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and catapulting local government onto the
citizen participation. Secondly, correct
track of sound governance.
guidance and regulation of citizen participation. If there is no unified
2. Actively Promoting Citizen
leadership, strict rules and regulations,
Participation in Urban Macro
civil action may also be out of control. For
Management and Control
that matter, government must work out
First of all, local government should
effective preventive measures to ensure
change their notions. Government must
citizen participation carry out within
recognize the significance of citizen
the framework of the law in an orderly
participation and be clear that good
manner. Finally, an institutional guarantee
relationships between government and
must be provided for citizen participation.
citizens are the result of active citizen
Government should improve and
participation. Government must fully
implement existing participation system
respect the legitimate rights of citizens,
so as to provide institutional approaches
acknowledge the subject status of citizens
for local citizen participation in local
in local governance, and recognize that
governance. In addition, local institutional
the key to effective local governance is
innovation and new model of management