Scale-up Nation: China's Specialization in Innovative Manufacturing

World Development

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 288-300

  Nahm, Jonas ^a   Steinfeld, Edward S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Industrial upgrading; Manufacturing innovation; National competitiveness; Renewable energy industries

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMPETITIVENESS; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WIND TURBINE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY;

CHINA;

EID: 84886284391     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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