The contribution of human capital towards economic growth in China

Introduction -- Neoclassical and endogenous growth models -- The accumulation of human capital as a factor of production -- Pathways of human capital towards economic growth -- Human capital transformation and cycles of innovative economic development -- Stages of economic development and convergence and the changing demand for human capital -- Human capital, income distribution and economic growth -- An economic profile of China -- Transformational growth and human capital transformation in China -- Convergence and divergence between China's provinces -- Review of empirical studies on China's economic growth -- New evidence on the contribution of human capital to Chinese provincial economic performance