Explaining incomes and inequality in China

Inequality and Public Policy in China

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 88-117

  Ximing, Yue ^a   Sicular, Terry ^b,c   Shi, Li ^d,e,f   Gustafsson, Björn ^f,g  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION   (Canada)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^f IZA   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 84928415273     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511510922.004     Document Type: Chapter

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