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The relative contributions of location and preferential policies in China's regional development: being in the right place and having the right incentives

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  • Demurger, Sylvie
  • Sachs, Jeffrey D.
  • Woo, Wing Thye
  • BAO, Shuming
  • Chang, Gene

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  • Demurger, Sylvie & Sachs, Jeffrey D. & Woo, Wing Thye & BAO, Shuming & Chang, Gene, 2002. "The relative contributions of location and preferential policies in China's regional development: being in the right place and having the right incentives," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 13(4), pages 444-465, December.
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