A nighttime light imagery estimation of ethnic disparity in economic well-being in mainland China and Taiwan (2001-2013)

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 691-714

  Liu, Jianzheng ^a   Li, Weifeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; economic well being; ethnic disparity; Han Chinese; nighttime light imagery; non Han Chinese

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ECONOMY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNIC GROUP; RACIAL DISPARITY;

CHINA; TAIWAN;

EID: 84930060651     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2015.1041147     Document Type: Review

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