Economic transition and subjective poverty in urban China

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 625-641

  Bishop, John A ^a   Luo, Feijun ^b   Pan, Xi ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mid Continent University

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 33845445852     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2006.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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