• Journal of Geographical Sciences
  • Vol. 30, Issue 3, 378 (2020)
Jiayue WANG1、2, Liangjie XIN1、*, and Yahui WANG3
Author Affiliations
  • 1. Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3. School of Geographical Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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    Jiayue WANG, Liangjie XIN, Yahui WANG. How farmers’ non-agricultural employment affects rural land circulation in China?[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(3): 378 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Jiayue WANG, Liangjie XIN, Yahui WANG. How farmers’ non-agricultural employment affects rural land circulation in China?[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(3): 378
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