Household Income Determination and Regional Income Differential in Rural China
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Household Income Dynamics in Rural China
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Asian Economic Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1351-3958,1467-8381
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8381.00052