Full Circle? Rural land reforms in globalizing China

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 637-656

  Sargeson, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; RURAL POLICY; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 10244235192     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1467271042000273284     Document Type: Article

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