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Peking raises the statistical veil

Notes on the resumed publication of statistical reports

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The veil which hid the statistical records of the People’s Republic of China for two decades was raised at the second session of the Vth National People’s Congress. In the following article Prof. Kraus presents the most important official data on the country’s economic development and considers them in context with hitherto available western estimates.

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Kraus, W. Peking raises the statistical veil. Intereconomics 14, 248–253 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924569

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