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Assessing China’s Economic Catch-up in a Comparative Perspective 从比较的角度评估中国的经济赶超

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0005

Keunchul Lee

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Huawei’s Leapfrogging to Overtake Ericsson 华为跨越式超越爱立信

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0008

Keun Lee

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Possibility of a Middle-Income Trap in China 中国陷入中等收入陷阱的可能性

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0009

Keun Lee

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The Origins of Technological Catch-up in China 中国技术追赶的起源

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0002

Keun Lee

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Catching-up and Leapfrogging in Key Manufacturing Sectors 制造业重点领域的赶超和跨越

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0006

Keun Lee

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Role of Science and Technology Institutions in Limited Catch-up 科技机构在有限追赶中的作用

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0004

Keun Lee

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Origins and Growth of Big Businesses in China 中国大企业的起源和发展

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0003

Keunchul Lee

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Introducing Schumpeter to China 把熊彼特介绍到中国

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0001

Keun Lee

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Catch-up in the IT Service Sector and the Role of the Government in China 中国资讯科技服务业的发展及政府的角色

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0007

Keunchul Lee

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Thucydides Trap, Global Value Chain, and Future of China 修昔底德陷阱、全球价值链与中国未来

China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192847560.003.0010

Keunchul Lee

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