The evolving geography of china's industrial production: Implications for pollution dynamics and urban quality of life

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 709-724

  Zheng, Siqi ^a   Sun, Cong ^a   Qi, Ye ^a   Kahn, Matthew E ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Geography; Industrial production; Pollution; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 84904975983     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joes.12063     Document Type: Article

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