Street as courtroom: State accommodation of labor protest in South China

Law and Society Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-184

  Su, Yang ^a   He, Xin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77952936488     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2010.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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