Decentralization and macroeconomic performance in China: Regional autonomy has its costs

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 481-501

  Feltenstein, Andrew ^a   Iwata, Shigeru ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Decentralization; Fiscal; Stability

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; MACROECONOMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

EID: 10944232683     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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