Privatisation, state ownership and productivity: Evidence from China

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-239

  Driffield, Nigel ^a   Du, Jun ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Ownership Change; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249870356     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510701344004     Document Type: Article

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