The effect of scale on the response to reform by Chinese state-owned construction units

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 331-353

  Parker, Elliott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Construction; Economic reform; Production function; State owned enterprise

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC REFORM; ECONOMY OF SCALE; INDUSTRIAL IMPACT; SCALE ECONOMIES; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE;

CHINA;

EID: 0031457238     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(96)00448-8     Document Type: Article

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