Land commodification: New land development and politics in China since the late 1990s

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 890-913

  Xu, Jiang ^a   Yeh, Anthony ^b   Wu, Fulong ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Land commodification; Land development

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; LAND MARKET; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 77950769082     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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