Shenzhen in China's Financial Center Networks

Growth and Change

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 572-595

  Meyer, David R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; NETWORK ANALYSIS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 84995693674     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/grow.12162     Document Type: Article

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