laws in China have been associated with innovation that has accompanied economic growth despite imperfections in the legal … China during the reform period. It appears that the patent laws have produced a stock of patents, where the success rates of … which factors would explain innovation in China. We find the main determinants of patents to be R&D expenditure and foreign …

both to the political order and to the continued rapid growth of the economy.  This threat to growth in turn endangers the … and other evidence.  After explaining the determinants of China’s rapid growth, the paper goes on to examine the likely … mechanisms by which social instability can affect the growth rate.  There is a case for more research on the role of social …

The paper examines the notion of a 'developmental state' and shows that China possesses the characteristics of a … developmental state.  It explains the political economy which generated such a state in China and in some other economies.  It … the question: can China's developmental state be sustained?  Conclusions are drawn for both China and other developing …

economic devide betweeen rural and urban China, the rural and urban samples are analysed separately. The two main explanations … for the rise in inequality are economic growth and economic transition. …

The paper estimates cross-province growth regressions for China over the period of economic reform.  It first addresses … General-to-Specific approach, to consider a wide range of candidate predictors of growth in China.  The first-stage model … selection results identify a role for conditional convergence, physical and human capital formation, population growth, degree …

In this paper we attempt to explore some indirect determinants of China's growth success including the degree of … selection, BMA and GETS, to consider a wide range of candidate predictors of growth in China.  Then variables flagged as being … productive efficiency have been an important part of the explanation for China's remarkable rate of growth. …

there is a relation in terms of both industry growth rates and shares of output devoted to R&D. Investment in R&D rather … countries` stages of economic development. For example, bank oriented systems are associated with higher growth of externally …

growth before independence. We exploit various identification strategies to ensure these effects are causal.  Second, using …-term effects on economic growth. …

We study the impact of growth and growth accelerations on poverty and inequality in Indonesia using a new panel dataset …-mining sectors of the economy.  We find that growth in non-mining significantly reduces poverty and inequality.  In contrast, overall … growth and growth in mining appears to have no effect on poverty and inequality.  We also identify growth acceleration …