Privatization and firm performance: A comparison between rural and urban enterprises in China

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 608-633

  Dong, Xiao yuan ^a   Putterman, Louis ^b   Unel, Bulent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Economic reform; Privatization; SOE; Transition; TVE

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750612351     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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