On the determinants of public infrastructure spending in Chinese cities: A spatial econometric perspective

Social Science Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 458-467

  Yu, Yihua ^a   Zhang, Li ^b   Li, Fanghua ^a   Zheng, Xinye ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 80053108437     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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