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7 - The Evolution of Chinese Property Law

Stick by Stick?

from Part II - Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2016

By
Shitong Qiao
Edited by
Yun-chien Chang ,
Wei Shen  and
Wen-yeu Wang
Yun-chien Chang
Affiliation:
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Wei Shen
Affiliation:
Shandong University, People's Republic of China
Wen-yeu Wang
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University
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Private Law in China and Taiwan
Legal and Economic Analyses
 , pp. 182 - 211
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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