Are intergovernmental transfers in China equalizing?

China Economic Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 534-551

  Huang, Bihong ^a   Chen, Kang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Equalizing; Fiscal disparities; Intergovernmental transfers; Political influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865393833     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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