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The middle-income trap and manufacturing transformation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) : Asian experience and the PRC's industrial policy orientation
Huang, Qunhui; Liu, Gang; He, Jun; Jiang, Feitao; … - 2017
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has been undergoing marvelous industrialization and manufacturing development in the past decades, which has promoted its fast economic growth and has reached a level of middle-income in recent years. It is widely accepted that the PRC's status as the...
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Asia's industrial transformation : the role of manufacturing and global value chains
Felipe, Jesus - 2018
This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast … as the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 1 of the paper documents the extent of structural transformation in developing Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011880537
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Schumpeter in practice : the role of credit for industrial policy in China
Geißendörfer, Lisa; Haas, Thomas - 2022
Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has been undertaking major efforts in developing their countries economy by means of industrial policy. However, a more narrow approach to industrial policy has been pursued only since 2010, with the initiation of the 'Strategic Emerging Industries'...
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Economic Reforms and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities
Alder, Simon - 2013
The process of economic reforms launched in 1978, and gradually extended until current days, has catapulted China into a stellar growth trajectory that has proven highly resilient. In this paper, we estimate the effect on economic development of China's industrial policy, in particular, the...
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From Catching Up to Forging Ahead? China's New Role in the Semiconductor Industry
Ernst, Dieter - 2016
China has become the largest and fastest growing semiconductor market in the world, absorbing 40% of the worldwide semiconductor shipments. For US semiconductor firms, nothing compares to the China market. China however faces a fundamental dilemma. As the world's leading exporter of electronic...
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Ethiopia's high growth and its challenges : causes and prospects
Priewe, Jan - 2016
The paper analyses the enigmatic high growth in Ethiopia from 2004 to 2015 (10.9% p.a.) and gauges the prospects for the future. In 2000, Ethiopia was the poorest country on the globe in per capita GDP - a mere 124 USD in current prices. The main finding is that the take-off was driven by...
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Competitiveness under new perspectives
Aiginger, Karl; Bärenthaler-Sieber, Susanne; Vogel, Johanna - 2013
This paper aims to redefine the term competitiveness to enhance its usefulness for the evaluation of country performance and for policy conclusions. We attempt to establish a definition that is adequate if economic policy strives for a new growth path that is more dynamic, socially inclusive and...
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Industrial policies in Europe in historical perspective
Grabas, Christian; Nützenadel, Alexander - 2013
This research paper provides a solid historical overview of European industrial policy during the post-WWII era, extending the time horizon up to the 1990s. Our research focus is the EU 15. Unlike previous publications, this paper outlines the most important characteristics and drivers of...
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Policy co-ordination and growth traps in a middle-income country setting : the case of South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Cassim, Aalia; Hirsch, Alan - 2014
South Africa has exhibited tepid economic growth over the past twenty years as well as high levels of income inequality characteristic of a middle income country growth trap. This paper compares and contrasts South Africa's growth trap relative to middle-income peer economies. In addition, we...
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