Local culture and governmental change: The endurance of culture in the face of structural change

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Administrative reform
Canada
Cities
Citizenship
Civil society
Civilization
Cultural values
Culture
Culture - Political uses
Decision-making
Demography
Ethnicity
Governmental reform
Ideology
Local Culture
Local government
Methods
Multiculturalism
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Organizational change
Ottawa, Ontario
Political aspects
Political Change
Political culture
Polls & surveys
Profiles
Public administration
Public Policy
Public sector
Social aspects
Social change
Structural change
Studies
Surveys
Volunteerism
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