Output Growth and Productivity Growth in China

Concerns over the sustainability of China’s growth have recently emerged as researchers have found a slowdown in measured total factor productivity growth in China. Thus an interesting and important question is whether China’s rapid economic growth can be

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Openness, Economic Growth and Regional Disparities The Case of China

Openness, Economic Growth and Regional Disparities

Yanqing Jiang

Openness, Economic Growth and Regional Disparities The Case of China

Yanqing Jiang College of International Finance and Commerce Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai, China, People’s Republic

ISBN 978-3-642-40665-2 ISBN 978-3-642-40666-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40666-9 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013952905 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

This book grew out of my own research work in recent years. The book consists of empirical studies focusing on various issues regarding openness, economic growth and regional disparities in China. Initially, many chapters of this book were presented as a series of self-contained papers based on the general theme of China’s growth and opening up. Changes were then made to these papers (chapters) and new chapters were added, with the finished product taking its current form. Despite the use of cross-references from time to time between chapters, each chapter is sufficiently self-contained and can thus be read on its own, which improves the usefulness of t