Marketization, globalization, and social protection reform in China: Implications for the global social protection debate and for foreign investors

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-73

  Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua ^a   Nyland, Chris ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 26644463700     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20040     Document Type: Article

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