Differentiated Markets: Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong in China's Financial Centre Network

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1275-1296

  Lai, Karen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SERVICES; MARKET SYSTEM; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; HONG KONG; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84859807685     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098011408143     Document Type: Article

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