Local officials as land developers: Urban spatial expansion in China

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-64

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a   Ding, Chengri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 67349250851     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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