Diagnosing development bottlenecks : China and India (English)

Although it had a a lower income level than India in 1980, China's 2006 per capita gross domestic product stands more than twice that of India's. This paper investigates the role of the business environment in explaining China's productivity advantage using recent firm-level survey data. The analysis finds that China has better infrastructure, more skilled workers, and more labor-hiring flexibility than India, but a worse access to finance and higher...

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Li, Wei;

Mengistae,Taye Alemu;

Xu,Lixin;
Document Date
2011/04/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5641
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India, China,
Region
South Asia, East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2011/04/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Diagnosing development bottlenecks : China and India
Keywords
Finance & Private Sector Development

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Li, Wei; Mengistae,Taye Alemu; Xu,Lixin.

Diagnosing development bottlenecks : China and India (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5641 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/110051468214510067

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