Corruption and local governance: The double identity of Chinese local governments in market reform

Pacific Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-102

  Gong, Ting ^a  

^a RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Decentralization; Extra and off budgetary revenues; Hidden privatization; Illegal land transfers; official accountability

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; DECENTRALIZATION; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PRIVATIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33745107933     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512740500417723     Document Type: Article

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