1st Edition

Economic Convergence in Greater China Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan

By Chun Kwok Lei, Shujie Yao Copyright 2009
264 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

Although China's economy has grown very rapidly in recent decades, there are still very large differences between the economy of mainland China and the economies of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.  For example, per capita income in Hong Kong is many, many times higher than per capita income in mainland China.  This book considers the degree to which economic convergence between mainland... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Economic Profiles of China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan  3. Economic Integration between China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan  4. Parametric Analysis on the Economic Integration between China, Hong Kong and Macau  5. Income Convergence between China, Hong Kong and Macau  6. Total Factor Productivity Convergence between China, Hong Kong and Macau  7. Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau  8. Reduction of Income Dispersion  9. Conclusions, Policy Implications and Prospects of Greater China Economic Convergence.  Bibliography

Biography

Chun Kwok (Henry) Lei is Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance and Business Economics, University of Macau, China. His research interests focus on the greater Chinese economy, economic growth and development and economic integration.

Shujie Yao is Professor of Economics and Chinese Sustainable Development at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is Special Chair Professor of Economics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. He is Executive Director of the Chinese Economic Association (UK) and an International Consultant Economist (UNDP, FAO, World Bank, EU, UNCDF). He was ranked number 8 amongst world scholars specialised in the Chinese economy by the Journal of Asian-Pacific Economic Literature.

"Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and research collections." -- CHOICE, Sept. 2009 Vol. 47 No. 01