Geographic concentration and vertical disintegration: Evidence from China

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-304

  Li, Ben ^a   Lu, Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Geographic concentration; Outsourcing; Vertical disintegration

Indexed keywords

EID: 63149110669     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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