Brokering power and property in China's townships

Pacific Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-124

  Hsing, You Tien ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Land; Local government; Power process; Property rights; Township

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; DECENTRALIZATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL POWER; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TOWN PLANNING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33745086982     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512740500417772     Document Type: Article

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