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Productivity growth and structural change in China (1995-2009): A subsystems analysis
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2019-06Registro en:
Brondino, Gabriel; Productivity growth and structural change in China (1995-2009): A subsystems analysis; North-holland; Structural Change And Economic Dynamics; 49; 6-2019; 183-191
0954-349X
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Brondino, Gabriel
Resumen
This paper provides an analysis of productivity growth and structural change of the Chinese economy for the period 1995?2009 based on the Subsystems approach. The approach allows a disaggregated analysis without losing sight of sectoral inter-dependences. We observe, in a clearer way, the transition in China from the development phase based on agriculture and ´light´ industry to the phase based on ´heavy´ industry and technology-intensive industry and services. We find that best performing subsystems where targeted by industrial policy for promotion. Although there is not a clear pattern, the main source of productivity growth across subsystems was direct labor savings.