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Book Title: How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.2in
Author: Yuen Yuen Ang
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Economic History, Poverty & Homelessness, Development / Economic Development, Economic Conditions, Asia / China, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
