Transparency without Democracy: The Unexpected Effects of China's Environmental Disclosure Policy

Governance

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-62

  Tan, Yeling ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84889642144     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: 14680491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gove.12018     Document Type: Article

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