Who wants safer cities? Perceptions of public safety and attitudes to migrants among China's urban population

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-55

  Nielsen, Ingrid ^a   Smyth, Russell ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Crime; Public opinion; Public safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249124548     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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