Inclusiveness of economic growth in the People's Republic of China: What do population health outcomes tell us?

Asian Development Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 53-69

  Tandon, Ajay ^a   Zhuang, Juzhong ^a   Chatterji, Somnath ^b  

^a Economics and Research Department

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; HEALTH CARE; INCOME;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33947190043     PISSN: 01161105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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