Has a private sector emerged in China's industry? Evidence from a quarter of a million Chinese firms

China Economic Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-334

  DOUGHERTY, Sean ^a   HERD, Richard ^a   HE, Ping ^b  

^a OECD ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT   (France)

^b National Bureau of Statistics of China   (China)

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EID: 34249697005     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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