Technological change and agricultural household income distribution: Theory and evidence from China

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-194

  Lin, Justin Yifu ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RURAL ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 0032809944     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00075     Document Type: Article

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