 A Comparative Performance StudyVictoria Mantzopoulos and Raphael Shen Chapter Chapter 6 in The Political Economy of China’s Systemic Transformation, 2011, pp 111-140 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This comparative performance analysis was performed on a macrolevel based on the determinants of economic growth in China and other transitional countries. China’s reform approach is compared on an economical and political basis with that of Poland, Ukraine, and Romania. The primary thesis is that during the reform approach of each country, the contraction of political freedom and/or civil liberties in each transitional economy equates to an increase of economic growth and vice versa. Thus, a negative correlation exists between the two determinants: political freedom/civil liberties and economic growth. This negative relationship is most prominent during the initial stages of reform. This analysis focuses on the affect of an economy to attract foreign investment in terms of capital inflow based on that of political freedom and civil liberties. Capital inflow, as measured by foreign investment and foreign trade, thus in return, affect economic growth. Keywords: Gross Domestic Product; Gini Coefficient; Economic Reform; Communist Party; Economic Freedom (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-11934-5_6 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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