Intermigration and intramigration in China: A theoretical and empirical analysis

China Economic Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 371-385

  Wu, Zhongmin ^a   Yao, Shujie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Industrial development strategy; Rural urban migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346492618     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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