Determinants of Self-employment in China: Evidence from Cross-regional Data

China and World Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 49-67

  Li, Kun ^a   Zhao, Changwen ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E26; Economic development; O10; R11; Regional variation; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957983670     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2011.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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