Is the export-led growth hypothesis enough to account for China's growth?

China and World Economy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 34-51

  Herrerias, María Jesús ^a   Orts, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

F43; Investment; Labor productivity; O40; O47; O53; Openness; Output

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955159086     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2010.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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