China's spatial disparity within the context of industrial production efficiency: A macro study by the data-envelopment analysis (DEA) system

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-217

  Tong, Christopher S P ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; REGIONAL DISPARITY;

CHINA;

EID: 0031448123     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8381.00032     Document Type: Article

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