A revisionist view of Chinese agricultural productivity?

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-131

  Mead, Robert W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037259239     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/21.1.117     Document Type: Article

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