Geographic Patterns of Air Passenger Transport in China 1980–1998: Imprints of Economic Growth, Regional Inequality, and Network DevelopmentFootnote*

*The first author would like to acknowledge financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 49871026) and the Key Projects of Knowledge Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KXCX2-307-01). The second author is grateful for a travel grant from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. We thank two anonymous reviewers and Truman A. Hartshorn for valuable comments. Points of view or opinions in this article are those of the authors alone. Correspondence or request for reprints should be directed to Fahui Wang at [email protected]

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