Interest group politics in Macau after Handover

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 14, Issue 43, 2005, Pages 191-206

  Chou, Bill K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATRON-CLIENT RELATIONS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOVEREIGNTY; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

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

ARENA;

EID: 18544384517     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560500065470     Document Type: Article

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