Public versus private ownership of firms: Evidence from rural China

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 772-808

  Jin, Hehui ^a   Qian, Yingyi ^a  

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EID: 0039995137     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355398555748     Document Type: Article

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