Induced institutional change or transaction costs? The economic logic of land reallocations in Chinese agriculture

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1510-1528

  Kung, James Kai Sing ^a   Bai, Ying ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; LAND USE CHANGE; RURAL ECONOMY; TRANSACTION COST; VILLAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84857832055     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.506916     Document Type: Article

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