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Interregional Differentiation and Analysis of Spatial Inequality Governance Performance in China

Tarasova O.V., Isupova E.N.

Volume 18, Issue 5, 2025

Tarasova O.V., Isupova E.N. (2025). Interregional differentiation and analysis of spatial inequality governance performance in China. Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast, 18(5), 230–248. DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.5.101.13

DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.5.101.13

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