China’s Technological Catch-Up Strategy
Michael T. (Sam and Etta Wexler Professor of Economic History, Sam and Etta Wexler Professor of Economic History, Department of Economics, Bryn Mawr College) Rock
Michael (Manager, Environment and Energy Team, Manager, Environment and Energy Team, Development Research Group, World Bank (DECEE)) Toman
Prior to 1979, China had a bifurcated and geographically-dispersed industrial structure made up of a relatively small number of large-scale, state-owned enterprises in various industries alongside numerous small-scale, energy-intensive and polluting enterprises. Economic reforms beginning in 1979 led to the rapid expansion of these small-scale manufacturing enterprises in numerous energy-intensive industries such as aluminum, cement, […]
