Reform, growth, and inequality in China

Asian Economic Policy Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-158

  Knight, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Income distribution; Inequality; Poverty; Wealth distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349106073     PISSN: 18328105     EISSN: 17483131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3131.2008.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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