China's social security reforms and the comparative politics of market transition

Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-101

  Duckett, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKET TRANSITION; POLITICAL PROCESS; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE REFORM;

CHINA;

EID: 0041703248     PISSN: 13523279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439116.2003.9679353     Document Type: Article

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