Local Officials' Incentives and China's Economic Growth: Tournament Thesis Reexamined and Alternative Explanatory Framework

China and World Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Su, Fubing ^a   Tao, Ran ^b   Xi, Lu ^c   Li, Ming ^d  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Career incentive; China; Local state developmentalism; Tournament thesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864506363     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2012.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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