Ethnic diversity and economic growth in China

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Dincer, Oguzhan C ^a   Wang, Fan ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Economic growth; Ethnic diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953013509     PISSN: 17487870     EISSN: 17487889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2011.523985     Document Type: Article

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