Why do entrepreneurs enter politics? Evidence from China

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 559-578

  Li, Hongbin ^a   Meng, Lingsheng ^b   Zhang, Junsen ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33745447157     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbj031     Document Type: Article

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