The Rationale, Prospects, and Challenges of China's Western Economic Triangle in Light of Global Economic Crisis

Asian Politics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-461

  Yu, Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Great western development; Regional coordination; Regional inequality of China; Transportation; Western Economic Triangle

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956245064     PISSN: 19430779     EISSN: 19430787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-0787.2010.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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