The political economy of prices in China's planned and market economies: competition and control in the coal industry

Asian Studies Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-376

  Wright, Tim ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84992949234     PISSN: 10357823     EISSN: 14678403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357820008713280     Document Type: Article

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