Rent seeking and government ownership of firms: An application to China's township-village enterprises

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 787-811

  Che, Jiahua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0036961674     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.2002.1800     Document Type: Article

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