Government and policy-making reform in China: The implications of governing capacity

Government and Policy-Making Reform in China: The Implications of Governing Capacity

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-167

  Chou, Bill K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

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EID: 84909113205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203876343     Document Type: Book

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