Understanding China's growth: Past, present, and future

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 103-124

  Zhu, Xiaodong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84873367136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.26.4.103     Document Type: Article

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