China's GPD level and growth performance: Alternative estimates and the implications

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 475-499

  Wu, Harry X ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0038998566     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2000.tb00412.x     Document Type: Article

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