
Yue Hou, “The Private Sector in Public Office: Selective Property Rights in China” (Cambridge UP, 2020)
New Books in Chinese Studies
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How to Secure Property Rights in China?
By 2018, over 60% of gross domestic product and 80% of employment was coming from the private sector. But 51% of private entrepreneurs reported that they faced expropriation by local government to some extent. Joining local legislatures allows private owners to creatively build a system of selective property rights.
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