The theoretical and practical implications of China's development experience: The role of informal economic practices

Modern China

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-43

  Huang, Philip C C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Centralized decentralism; Chongqing experiment; Informal economy; Informal practices; New institutional economics; System benefits costs

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; FIRM OWNERSHIP; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INFORMAL SECTOR; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 78650411129     PISSN: 00977004     EISSN: 15526836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0097700410386434     Document Type: Article

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