Using panel data of 1994-2002, as well as time series data of 1978-2002 in China, this paper examines the effect of transport infrastructure on economic growth and poverty alleviation, and finds out that the higher growth level in East and Central China comes, to a great extent, from better...

This paper uses provincial panel data to examine club convergence in China during 1981-2004. We estimate the province-specific initial technology level, A(0), and classify the Chinese economy into "developed club" and "underdeveloped club" based on the economic characteristics of A(0), instead...

Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Part I Understanding e-commerce; Introduction: ASEAN development in the digital economy; 1 E-commerce and international trade; Part II Rules and regulations; 2 Cross-border...