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Special issue: geography of inequality in asia

Firm Dynamics, Institutional Context, And Regional Inequality Of Productivity In China

Pages 296-316 | Received 28 Aug 2015, Accepted 27 Mar 2016, Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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