Societies of senior citizens and popular protest in rural Zhejiang research report

China Journal

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 172-188

  Deng, Yanhua ^a   O’Brien, Kevin J ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85011893587     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674559     Document Type: Article

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