Emerging urban poverty and effects of the dibao program on alleviating poverty in China

China and World Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-88

  Wang, Meiyan ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dibao program; Unemployment; Urban poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047237159     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2007.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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