Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: An Explanation for Regional Disparities in China?

Démurger, Sylvie

doi:10.1006/jcec.2000.1693

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“…As regards regional development and income disparity in China, geography, economic policy, economic structure, education and infrastructure are the most frequently mentioned factors (see Bao et al 2001, Demurger 2001Demurger et al 2001, Sun 2000and Wu 2000. This issue is re investigated using the data from 1978 to 2000.…”

Section: Factors Affecting Regional Growthmentioning

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China 2002: WTO entry and world recession

2012

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Section: Factors Affecting Regional Growthmentioning

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China 2002: WTO entry and world recession

2012

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“…Factors such as levels of investment in transportation have been shown to have a positive impact on economic growth [1] [2].…”

Section: A Background On the Transportation Challengementioning

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Building a transportation information system using only GPS and basic SMS infrastructure

Anderson

Poon

Lustig

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2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD)

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Abstract-This work consists of two main components: (a) a longitudinal ethnographic study in Kyrgyzstan that demonstrates the importance of transportation resources in the developing world and how to plan for an appropriate ICT solution, and (b) the results of a proof-of-concept system engineered to create a bottom-up, transportation information infrastructure using only GPS and SMS. Transportation is a very important shared resource; enabling efficient and effective use of such resources aids overall development goals.The system, *bus, involved the development of a hardware device (a *box) containing a GSM modem and a GPS unit, that can be installed on a vehicle and used to track its location. The *box communicates via SMS with a server connected to a basic GSM phone. The server runs route a prediction algorithm and users can send SMS messages to the server to find when a bus will arrive at their location.The paper discusses the system and early testing, as well as the development implications for a range of urban and rural environments where transportation is scarce or inefficient, and where a central authority or institution is not in a position to provide robust information resources for users. We describe how the solution is also situated within technology usage patterns common to the developing world.

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“…Good communications are normally seen as an important part of the business environment so the first positive relation is not unexpected. It should be borne in mind that in her analysis of the impact of infrastructure on provincial GDP growth, Demurger (2001) finds that her telecommunications variable had a positive effect on provincial growth relative to the national average in all three of the north-east provinces. On the other hand, her transport variable had a negative effect in two out of the three.…”

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Investment climate in China: province estimates

Weiss

2008

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

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This paper uses a large firm-level survey to assess differences in performance across regions. A panel data analysis is conducted to explain both productivity and profitability across firms in terms of firm and industry characteristics. Regional dummies are included to pick up additional location-specific impacts and the size of these dummies is used to rank provinces. Province performance is then examined in terms of geography, infrastructure, the policy environment and aspects of the investment climate with the conclusion that the latter plays a major part in explaining provincial differences in performance.

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Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: An Explanation for Regional Disparities in China?

Cited by 800 publications

References 14 publications

China 2002: WTO entry and world recession

China 2002: WTO entry and world recession

Building a transportation information system using only GPS and basic SMS infrastructure

Investment climate in China: province estimates

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