China's administrative hierarchy: The balance of power and winners and losers within China's levels of government

• Main Author: DONALDSON, John A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Central-local Relations; China; Asian Studies; Political Science; Public Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2031; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3288/viewcontent/China_Administrative_Hierarchy_2017.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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