Rising Chinese regional income inequality: The role of fiscal decentralization

China Economic Review

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 294-309

  Song, Yang ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

China; Fiscal decentralization; Regional income inequality; Tax sharing reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888213134     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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