Globalization, industrial restructuring, and regional development in China

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-105

  Wei, Y H Dennis ^a   Liefner, Ingo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Globalization; Industrialization; Institutions; Regional development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHINA;

EID: 79960191177     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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