Explaining Interregional Migration Changes in China, 1985–2000, Using a Decomposition Approach

Regional Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1176-1192

  Shen, Jianfa ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Migration change; Migration decomposition; Regional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929959899     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.812783     Document Type: Article

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