Macroeconomics Plus MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (7th Edition)
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.5.5PA
Subpart (a):
To determine
The meaning of technological catch-up in terms of Bardhan.
Subpart (b):
To determine
The problems that are encountered by China in the process.
Subpart (c):
To determine
The difference between the economic system of the Chinese communist system and the soviet in the 1980s.
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