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Making Democracy Work: The Effects of Social Capital and Elections on Public Goods in China

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  • Nancy Qian, 2014. "Making Democracy Work: The Effects of Social Capital and Elections on Public Goods in China," 2014 Meeting Papers 1414, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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