Analyzing the multi-mechanism of regional inequality in China

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-182

  Li, Guangdong ^a,b   Fang, Chuanglin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; GIS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PANEL DATA; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84897081522     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-013-0580-2     Document Type: Article

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