文档介绍：The Chinese Economy, vol. 40, no. 6, November–December 2007, pp. 6–23.
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DOI 1097-1475400601
ZHONGXIU ZHAO AND KEVIN HONGLIN ZHANG
China’s petitiveness in
the World
Abstract: This article studies China’s petitiveness using
international perspectives parison. Adopting the index of
competitive industrial performance developed by the United Nations
anization (UNIDO), we assess China’s position in the
world and analyze the dynamics of its industrial capabilities, focusing on
five drivers of industrial capability: skills, technological efforts, inward
foreign direct investment (FDI), royalty and technical payments abroad,
and modern infrastructure. We find that China’s big jump in industrial
competitiveness is largely associated with its participating international
works. The corresponding dangers with such connection,
however, are low domestic value added and merely serving as an export
platform. China can e a global industrial power only if it eeds
in upgrading industry and domestic innovation.
What is the state of China’s petitiveness in the world?
Perhaps the clearest impression is one of rapid economic growth since
1979, when China started its economic reforms and open-door policy.
However, as a developing country in the era of globalization, China
faces the challenge of how industrial enterprises can e and remain
petitive.
Zhongxiu Zhao is a professor at the School of International Trade and Econom-
ics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China. Kevin
Honglin Zhang is an associate professor in the Department of Economics, Illinois
State University, Normal, IL 61790–4200.
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The ability pete internationally is the basic condition for growth
in the industrial sector. Relying on such static endowments as primary
resources and cheap unskilled labor may be a good way to start,