Book Review of Eli Friedman (2022) The Urbanization of People: The Politics of Development, Labor Markets, and Schooling in the Chinese City

Jenny Chan

doi:10.15173/glj.v14i3.5627

Book Review of Eli Friedman (2022) The Urbanization of People: The Politics of Development, Labor Markets, and Schooling in the Chinese City

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	300
Number of pages	303
Journal	Global labour journal
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15173/glj.v14i3.5627
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2023

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