Fiscal decentralization and provincial-level fiscal disparities in China: A sino-U.S. comparative perspective

Public Administration Review

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Zhao, Zhirong Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 70449370349     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02091.x     Document Type: Article

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