The emergence of the campaign to open up the west: Ideological formation, central decision-making and the role of the provinces

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 178, 2004, Pages 335-357

  Holbig, Heike ^a  

^a Institute of Asian Affairs   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; DECISION MAKING; IDEOLOGY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 3242816152     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741004000207     Document Type: Article

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