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Local officials as land developers

Urban spatial expansion in China

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ID11079375
AuthorsErik Lichtenberg (0000-0003-0619-6254, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Chengri Ding (University of Maryland, College Park)
Year2009
Volume66
Issue1
Pages57-64
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-1190 • E-ISSN: 1095-9068
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jue.2009.03.002
OpenAlexW2119791794
LanguageEN
Citations received145
References cited38

Agricultural land · Agriculture · Business · China · Corporate governance · Econometric model · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Incentive · Land use · Local government · Market economy · Natural resource economics · Revenue · Spatial econometrics · Value (mathematics · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Finance · Land Use and Ecosystem Services

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