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Wages and Employment in China's SOEs, 1980-1994: Corporatization, Market Development, and Insider Forces

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  • Lee, Young, 1999. "Wages and Employment in China's SOEs, 1980-1994: Corporatization, Market Development, and Insider Forces," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 702-729, December.
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