Economic growth and the geographic maldistribution of health care resources: Evidence from China, 1949-2010
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Keywords
Health Care Resources; Economic Growth; Geographic Maldistribution; Dynamic Convergence Model; Kuznets Curve;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
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