Local government and big business in the People's Republic of China - Case study evidence from Shandong Province

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-489

  Liu, Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big business; China; Developmental state; Industrial policy; Local government; WTO

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANDONG;

EID: 51249107486     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380701458284     Document Type: Article

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