The credibility of the PRC commitment to a market economy in Hong Kong: Hypotheses and evidence

Economics and Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-280

  Newman, David ^a   Weimer, David L ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKET TRANSITION;

CHINA, HONG KONG;

EID: 0031426481     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0343.00033     Document Type: Article

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