Infrastructure development in China: The cases of electricity, highways, and railways

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-51

  Bai, Chong En ^a,b   Qian, Yingyi ^a,c  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Electricity; Highway; Infrastructure; Railway

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749336556     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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