China's reform period economic growth: Now reliable are Angus Maddison's estimates?

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-119

  Holz, Carsten A ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33644672352     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2006.00177.x     Document Type: Review

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