Territorial competition in China and the West

Regional Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-49

  Chien, Shiuh Shen ^b   Gordon, Ian ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central local relations; China; Local governance; Re scaling; Territorial competition; Urban economic development

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; TERRITORIALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 40749098171     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701543249     Document Type: Article

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