This article studies regional income convergence and its conditioning factors in the European Union during the 2003-2016 period. Building on previous research that documents the formation of multiple convergence clubs in per-capita income, we study the role of structural change and spatial...

Introduction -- Chapter 1 Structural changes of the Chinese economy: from the New Dream to Covid19 -- Chapter 2 Can China be less dependent on exports? -- Chapter 3 Chinese innovation capacity: state of the art of the leading edge -- Chapter 4 Chinese diplomacy, strategic partnerships and global...

This volume describes the most salient changes faced by key Chinese industry sectors as defining components of global and domestic macroeconomic performance. Set within the context of the Global China 2049 initiative, which aims to transform the country into a fully advanced and developed...