Beyond global convergence: Conflicts of legitimacy in a chinese lower court

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-106

  Liu, Sida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33645146423     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2006.00003.x     Document Type: Review

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