Production reports from a set of Chinese factories reveal very rapid productivity growth from 1980 to 1991. To understand the underlying factors, the effects of work effort and labor organization are separated from the productivity estimates. Data analysis reveals that these two effects jointly...

The origins of Dafeng, Lixin and Dacheng -- Technology networks in the Yangzi Delta -- Integrated firms in a dual market -- War and isolation -- The great leap outwards -- The socialist transition and the Shanghai : Hong Kong network -- Trade and industrialization in Hong Kong -- Networks in the...