The Great Urban Leap? On the Local Political Economy of Rural Urbanisation in China

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The Great Urban Leap? On the Local Political Economy of Rural Urbanisation in China. / Meyer-Clement, Elena.

In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2016, p. 109–139.

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Meyer-Clement, E 2016, 'The Great Urban Leap? On the Local Political Economy of Rural Urbanisation in China', Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 109–139. <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/186810261604500106>

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Meyer-Clement, E. (2016). The Great Urban Leap? On the Local Political Economy of Rural Urbanisation in China. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 45(1), 109–139. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/186810261604500106

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Meyer-Clement E. The Great Urban Leap? On the Local Political Economy of Rural Urbanisation in China. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. 2016;45(1):109–139.

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Meyer-Clement, Elena. / The Great Urban Leap? On the Local Political Economy of Rural Urbanisation in China. In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. 2016 ; Vol. 45, No. 1. pp. 109–139.

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