Factors influencing the growth of foreign banks' branches in China

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 16, Issue 52, 2007, Pages 517-534

  Lu, Qing ^a   Dewhurst, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; SERVICE SECTOR; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34547550153     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560701314487     Document Type: Article

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