The "end of politics" in Beijing

China Journal

Volumn , Issue 51, 2004, Pages 115-134

  Gilley, Bruce ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; URBAN POLITICS;

ASIA; BEIJING; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1042290166     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3182149     Document Type: Article

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