Spatial egalitarianism as a social ‘counter-movement’: on socio-economic reforms in Chongqing

Economy and Society

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 455-493

  Lim, Kean Fan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Chongqing; double movement; hukou; spatial egalitarianism; state market relations; urban rural integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919835122     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2014.883797     Document Type: Article

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