Mobility of the Chinese urban poor: A case study of Hefei City

Chinese Economy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-57

  Peng, Zhong Ren ^a,d   Zhu, Yi ^b   Song, Shunfeng ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 45749144364     PISSN: 10971475     EISSN: 15580954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/CES1097-1475410102     Document Type: Article

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