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The technical efficiency of China’s large and medium iron and steel enterprises: a firm- level analysis

In: The Chinese Steel Industry’s Transformation

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  • Yu Sheng
  • Ligang Song

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This unique and informative book provides a central reference work on the Chinese steel industry and discusses China’s increasing demand on metals from both macroeconomic and regional perspectives.

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  • Yu Sheng & Ligang Song, 2012. "The technical efficiency of China’s large and medium iron and steel enterprises: a firm- level analysis," Chapters, in: Ligang Song & Haimin Liu (ed.), The Chinese Steel Industry’s Transformation, chapter 5, pages 89-105, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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