Affirmative action, economic reforms, and han-uyghur variation in job attainment in the state sector in Urumchi

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 202, 2010, Pages 344-361

  Zang, Xiaowei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC MINORITY; LABOR MARKET; RACISM; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CHINA; URUMQI; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77954523455     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741010000275     Document Type: Article

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