Educational inequality in China: The intergenerational dimension

Rising Inequality in China: Challenges to a Harmonious Society

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 142-196

  Knight, John ^a   Sicular, Terry ^b   Yue, Ximing ^c  

^a Department of Economics University of Western Ontario ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 84896822453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139035057.006     Document Type: Chapter

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