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Can Communist Economies Transform Incrementally? The Experience of China

In: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1993, Volume 8

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  • Alan Gelb
  • Gary Jefferson
  • Inderjit Singh

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  • Alan Gelb & Gary Jefferson & Inderjit Singh, 1993. "Can Communist Economies Transform Incrementally? The Experience of China," NBER Chapters, in: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1993, Volume 8, pages 87-150, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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