Township and village enterprises in China

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 27-46

  Fu, Xiaolan ^a   Balasubramanyam, V N ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE ENTERPRISE;

CHINA;

EID: 0038381476     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713869424     Document Type: Article

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