The Role of Ownership and Property Rights in China's Economic Transition

The China Quarterly

Volumn 144, Issue , 1995, Pages 1047-1064

  Putterman, Louis ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

CHINA;

EID: 0029434069     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741000004720     Document Type: Article

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