Explaining the regional disparities in China: a case study of Guangdong province.

Lau Lai Man.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-100).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.iAcknowledgements --- p.iiiChapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Motivation and Issues --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- Contributions --- p.4Chapter Chapter Two --- Overview of Guangdong --- p.6Chapter 2.1 --- Geography --- p.7Chapter 2.2 --- Openness --- p.9Chapter 2.3 --- Fiscal Decentralization --- p.13Chapter Chapter Three --- Literature Review --- p.18Chapter 3.1 --- Literature on Economic Growth and Interregional Disparities --- p.18Chapter 3.2 --- Literature on Inter-regional Disparities in China --- p.23Chapter Chapter Four --- Methodology --- p.27Chapter 4.1 --- Two concepts of convergence --- p.27Chapter 4.2 --- Growth Equation --- p.33Chapter Chapter Five --- Estimation Issues --- p.39Chapter 5.1 --- Panel Data Estimation --- p.39Chapter 5.2 --- Other Econometric Issues --- p.43Chapter Chapter Six --- Estimation Results --- p.47Chapter 6.1 --- σ-convergence --- p.47Chapter 6.2 --- Unconditional β-Convergence --- p.49Chapter 6.3 --- Estimation of the Growth Equation and Conditional β-Convergence --- p.50Chapter 6.4 --- Summary and Interpretation of Major Findings --- p.58Chapter 6.5 --- Guangdong's Intra-provincial Disparities in Light of the Empirical Results --- p.61Chapter Chapter Seven --- Conclusion and Policy Implications --- p.64Chapter 7.1 --- Summary of Salient Findings --- p.64Chapter 7.2 --- Policy Implications --- p.65Appendix I --- p.71Appendix II --- p.73Appendix III --- p.75Tables --- p.78Figures --- p.91Bibliography --- p.9