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 …

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 … laws in China have been associated with innovation that has accompanied economic growth despite imperfections in the legal …

economic devide betweeen rural and urban China, the rural and urban samples are analysed separately. The two main explanations …

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 … question: why has China, as a whole, and indeed all its provinces, grown so fast? …

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. …

, industries and regions, we find that corporate investment in China has become increasingly efficient over time.  However, based … good explanation for China's overinvestment, especially for the private sector, while in the sector, overinvestment is …

This paper attempts to address a puzzle in China's investment pattern: despite high aggregate investment and remarkable …

 because it would imply too high costs for fast growing economies like China.  To quantify these costs we develop a general …