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Economic Development Strategy, Openness and Rural Poverty: A Framework and China's Experiences

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  • Justin Lin
  • Peilin Liu

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This paper argues that both openness and poverty in a country are endogenously determined by the country's long-term economic development strategy.

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  • Justin Lin & Peilin Liu, 2006. "Economic Development Strategy, Openness and Rural Poverty: A Framework and China's Experiences," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2006-43, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:rp2006-43
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