Home ownership and political participation in urban China

Chinese Sociological Review

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 58-81

  Li, Jun ^a   Wang, Hongbo ^b  

^a SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84872875269     PISSN: 21620555     EISSN: 21620563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/CSA2162-0555440403     Document Type: Article

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