Broadly speaking, two schools of thought have emerged to interpret China's rapid growth since 1978:the experimentalist … school and the convergence school. The experimentalist school attributes China's successes to the evolutionary, experimental …, and incremental nature of China's reforms. Specifically, the resulting non-capitalist institutions are said to be …

best, particularly in comparison with that of China. Comparing these countries and reviewing the literature, we conclude … gained from trade, and by some measures, more so than China. We sketch out a theory in which developing countries can grow … continuing reforms, Chinese growth is likely to slow down sharply, perhaps leaving China at a level less than Mexico's real GDP …

that China sells, rather than goods that China buys. I assess evidence from recent literature on these arguments and …

This paper reviews recent literature on China's macroeconomic development, emphasizing the critical role of the … gradualist approach over the past four decades. Beyond China's structural transformation, we explore various aspects such as high … illustrates how China's gradual policy reforms, amidst highly imperfect financial markets, have effectively helped spur GDP growth …

for why Chile recovered much faster than did Mexico. Comparing data from the two countries allows us to rule out a …