Fifty years of regional inequality in China: A journey through central planning, reform, and openness

Regional Inequality in China: Trends, Explanations and Policy Responses

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 45-63

  Kanbur, Ravi ^a   Zhang, Xiaobo ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84881791029     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203881484     Document Type: Chapter

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