Technology diffusion plays an important role in shaping Chinas growth patterns and strategies. Continuous and sustainable development of the Chinese economy depends heavily on taking advantage of technology diffusion induced by international trade and foreign investment. This book examines how technology diffusion facilitated by openness to foreign trade and foreign investment affects the evolution of Chinas regional growth and interregional inequality. The book aims to provide the reader with analyses, findings and insights that shed new light on related issues and problems regarding Chinas...

This book, Modern China in Transition and Development: A Series of Empirical Studies in Many Facets, strives to present to the interested readers insightful analyses and findings shedding important light on the many facets of the various related issues and problems, of both a macro and micro nature, concerning China's modern growth, transition, and development. This introductory chapter introduces the related topics, while all the subsequent chapters, mostly by carrying out our own empirical discussions, focus on dealing with the many facets of the related issues. Each chapter is completely...