China has departed from the East Asian development model by letting inequality rise to a high level, which is now …. If inequality persists, China may get caught in the ¡°inequality-trap,¡± which may then lead to the middle income trap … (MIT). Fortunately, China still has the levers to pull to reduce inequality and avoid the MIT. Measures along both the …

destruction" and even less so an MNC-led drive. -- Chinese industrial development ; labour productivity distributions ; catching …

literature but shall have significant policy implications to China's regional economic development. Our results show that in … development of China's regions. It also indicates that China should adopt heterogeneous industrial policies across regions …

growth patterns identified in economic development and trade theories (structural change, catching up, and factor price …

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality in China from 1987 to 2002, employing three … series of data sets. Our focus is on both urban and rural inequality, as well as the urban-rural gap, with the objective of … summarizing several “first-order” empirical patterns concerning the trajectory of inequality through the reform period. We …

China’s initial movement toward reversing the widespread income inequality. …

, opportunities as well as development finances in Africa's transformation. We review critical parts of China's transformation to see …, China's industrial upgrading and outward investments provide opportunities for light manufacturing development in low … development financing from various sources. …