Labour manoeuvrability and economic performance: A test on township village enterprises in China

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 220-236

  Modderman, Eelco ^a   Gorter, Cees ^a   Dalhuisen, Jasper ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Economic performance; Labour efficiency; Labour mobility; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847285428     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290710734190     Document Type: Article

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