Should China be promoting large-scale enterprises and enterprise groups?

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 721-737

  Smyth, Russell ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Industrial policy; Privatization; Transitional economies

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; PRIVATIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 0034003104     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00150-3     Document Type: Article

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