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Education and the Poverty Trap in Rural China: Closing the TrapFootnote

John Knight Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Manor Road Building, Oxford, OX1 3UQ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Li Shi Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Beijing Normal University
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Deng Quheng Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Pages 1-24 | Published online: 19 Feb 2010

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