Regional inequality in contemporary China

Annals of Economics and Finance

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-137

  Zhang, Qinghua ^a   Zou, Heng Fu ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Convergence; Economic growth; Regional inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861013825     PISSN: 15297373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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