Economic integration of Yunnan with the Greater Mekong Subregion

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-317

  Poncet, Sandra ^a  

^a CEPII   (France)

Author keywords

Economic integration; Gravity model; Greater Mekong Subregion; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 33748316622     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: 14678381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2006.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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