Inequality, crime and the floating population in China

Asian Journal of Criminology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-118

  Lo, T Wing ^a   Jiang, Guoping ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crime in China; Floating population; Inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947525116     PISSN: 18710131     EISSN: 1871014X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11417-006-9000-1     Document Type: Article

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