China's collectivisation puzzle: A new resolution

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 741-763

  Kung, James K S ^a   Putterman, Louis ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; COLLECTIVISATION; DECOLLECTIVISATION; ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL STUDY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CHINA;

EID: 0031411128     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389708422494     Document Type: Article

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