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New local state power through administrative restructuring – A case study of post-Mao China county-level urban entrepreneurialism in Kunshan

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ID8944535
AuthorsShiuh-Shen Chien (0000-0001-6250-0850, National Taiwan University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume46
Pages103-112
Publication date2013-01-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.12.015
OpenAlexW2071577002
LanguageEN
Citations received76
References cited82

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