Global market integration and china’s rubber industry: Challenges and the way forward

Asian Journal of Social Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 792-826

  Viswanathan, P K ^a  

^a Gujarat Institute of Development Research   (India)

Author keywords

Economic integration; Natural rubber; Rubber growers; Rubber industry; Synthetic rubber; Tyre industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950699688     PISSN: 15684849     EISSN: 15685314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853108X364235     Document Type: Article

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