China Policy Journal Volume 1, Number 1, Fall 2018 | Page 166

Chronic Noncompliance and Ineffective Enforcement in Guangzhou
Acknowledgment
Funding for this research was provided
by the Hong Kong Research Grants
Council through the General Research
Fund (14654016).
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