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Searching for a new dynamic of industrialization and urbanization: anatomy of China’s characteristic town program

Yonghua ZouSchool of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Wanxia ZhaoSchool of Political Science and Public Administration, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1060-1069 | Received 20 Jun 2017, Accepted 16 Jan 2018, Published online: 30 Jan 2018

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