Fiscal federalism and soft budget constraints: The case of China

International Political Science Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 455-474

  Ong, Lynette H ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; finance; fiscal federalism; market preserving federalism; soft budget constraint

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865790337     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512111414447     Document Type: Article

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