The Chinese Economy A New Transition

China has enjoyed a higher growth rate for a longer period than any other nation to date. This volume brings together leading economists to analyse this unprecedented economic boom, and discuss prospects for the future. Chapters address a wide range of is

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The Chinese Economy A New Transition Edited by

Masahiko Aoki Stanford University and

Jinglian Wu Development Research Center, China

© International Economic Association 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-1-137-03427-4

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Contents List of Tables

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List of Figures

ix

Notes on Contributors

xi

Foreword

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Introduction Masahiko Aoki

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Part I Fitoussi Lecture 1

Economics and China’s Economic Rise Wu Jinglian

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Part II Perspectives of the Chinese Economy 2

China’s Investment and GDP Growth Boom: When and How will it End? Dwight H. Perkins

3

Six Systemic Reforms with which China Must Press Ahead Lou Jiwei

4

When Demographic Dividend Disappears: Growth Sustainability of China Cai Fang and Zhao Wen

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Part III Labor Market, Social Insurance and Demographic Change 5

Adjusting to Really Big Changes: The Labor Market in China, 1989–2009 Wei Chi, Richard Freeman and Hongbin Li

6

Population Aging and Economic Growth in China Judith Banister, David E. Bloom and Larry Rosenberg

7

Health, Education and China’s Demographic Transition Since 1950 Karen Eggleston v

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Contents

8 Social Insurance and Household Con