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Distributional consequences of reforming local public finance in China
Ren, Changqing; Wong, Christine; Rozelle, Scott; Park, … - In: The China quarterly : an international journal for the … (1996), pp. 751-778
Central-local budgetary arrangements have undergone numerous changes since the 1960s as the Chinese government in its quest for modernization has sought to balance the needs of central control and local autonomy. During the reform period, the falling tax share of GNP and a commitment to greater...
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Benefiting from disaster? : public and private responses to the Wenchuan earthquake
Park, Albert; Wang, Sangui - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011609262
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Benefiting from disaster? : public and private responses to the Wenchuan earthquake
Park, Albert; Wang, Sangui - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 94 (2017), pp. 38-50
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China's 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for China's Workers
Gallagher, Mary; Giles, John T.; Park, Albert; Wang, Meiyan - 2013
implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law and its effects on China's workers. The government and local labor bureaus have made …
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Promotion Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from Chinese Schools
Karachiwalla, Naureen; Park, Albert - 2017
We provide evidence that promotion incentives influence the effort of public employees by studying China's system of …
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Migration and urban poverty and inequality in China
Park, Albert; Wang, Dewen - 2010
influences measurements of urban poverty and inequality in China, and also compares how other indicators of well-being differ for …
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Explaining rising returns to education in urban China in the 1990s
Liu, Xuejun; Park, Albert; Zhao, Yaohui - 2010
the rapid increase in the returns to education experienced by China during the 1990s. Analyzing Chinese urban household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269848
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Health outcomes and socio-economic status among the elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS pilot
Srauss, John; Lei, Xiaoyan; Park, Albert; Shen, Yan; … - 2010
We are concerned in this paper with measuring health outcomes among the elderly in Zhejiang and Gansu provinces, China …). We use the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) pilot data to document health conditions among the … China, particularly so for the aged. In general education tends to be positively correlated with better health outcomes, as …
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How has Economic Restructuring Affected China’s Urban Workers?*
Giles, John; Park, Albert; Cai, Fang - 2003
Using data from the China Urban Labor Survey conducted in five large Chinese cities at year end 2001, we quantify the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477027
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Joint Liability Lending and the Rise and Fall of China's Township and Village Enterprises
Park, Albert; Shen, Minggao - 2001
Using data from a recent survey of bank and enterprise managers and government officials in southern China, we present …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477032