The labor market in the People's Republic of China: Development and policy challenges in economic transition

Labor Markets in Asia: Issues and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 503-558

  Tao, Ran ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 84996437705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230627383     Document Type: Chapter

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