Productivity and Organization in China's Rural Industries: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-201

  Dong, Xiao Yuan ^a   Putterman, Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001232807     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.1997.1415     Document Type: Article

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