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  Đặng Hoàng Giang

  Ông Đặng Hoàng Giang là một người ủng hộ, một nhà nghiên cứu về xã hội dân sự và là một nhà nghiên cứu quản trị. Ông đã thiết kế và tham gia nhiều dự án đổi mới về hiệu suất của chính quyền địa phương , tính minh bạch và trách nhiệm giải trình . Ông viết cho nhiều báo chí và thường xuyên xuất hiện trên truyền hình để bàn về các xu hướng xã hội, tư pháp và phát triển.
  
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