Following the 1978 economic reforms, China gradually became first amongst developing countries and the second in the … capital return and brisk economic development made China one of the best destinations for foreign capital; however, the …-income and poor economic performing provinces in China although poverty is mainly concentrated in the inland regions. Since the …

We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … regional gaps in China as well as an efficient means to promote economic growth. -- China ; TFP growth ; economic growth …

Concerns about the duration of China's growth and hence the question of a permanent significant contribution of China … to world economic growth relate, amongst other things, to the problem of reducing regional disparity in China. While … China's high average growth is driven by a small number of rapidly developing provinces, the majority of provinces have …