Economic transformation in Russia and China: How do we compare success?

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-444

  Malle, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Banking; Budgets; China; Economic growth; Economic transformation; Economic transition; Financial intermediation; Fiscal policy; Income inequality; Property rights; Russia; State control

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FISCAL POLICY; MACROECONOMICS; MARKET TRANSITION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 54049144650     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.49.4.410     Document Type: Article

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