Comments by M. Niaz Asadullah, on China's Growth Slowdown and Prospects for Becoming a High-Income Developed Economy

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January 01 2017 Comments by M. Niaz Asadullah, on China's Growth Slowdown and Prospects for Becoming a High-Income Developed Economy Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2017 by the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2017Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2017) 16 (1): 116–119. https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00509 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Comments by M. Niaz Asadullah, on China's Growth Slowdown and Prospects for Becoming a High-Income Developed Economy. Asian Economic Papers 2017; 16 (1): 116–119. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00509 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search M. Niaz Asadullah: China's graduation from one of the poorest countries to a major economic power is considered by many as a miracle (Lin, Cai, and Li 1997). Nevertheless, the Chinese economy has experienced a growth slowdown in recent years, with some predicting that the per capita growth rate may even fall to a range of 3 to 4 percent in the near future (Barro 2016). This has prompted many to question the “China model.” This paper by Ding Lu is important for at least two reasons. First, it contributes to the growth accounting literature on China by decomposing the sources of per capita GDP growth by sector. The analysis is grounded in theory—the author modifies Masahiko Aoki's analytical framework of a unified growth theory and applies dual as well as multi-sectoral analyses to identify the sources of growth. Second, it is by far the most updated published... You do not currently have access to this content.