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9780195083897

Convergence of Productivity Cross-National Studies and Historical Evidence

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    9780195083897

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    019508389X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-06-30
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This collection of original articles looks at the convergence hypothesis, which asserts that since the Second World War, industrial countries were growing increasingly homogeneous in terms of productivity, technology, and per capita incomes. The book examines patterns displayed by individual industries within countries as well as the aggregate economies, influences that underlie the process of convergence, and the role that convergence has played and promises to play in the future. Contributors include: Moses Abramovitz, Alice M. Amsden, Magnus Blomstrom, David Dollar, Takashi Hikino, Gregory Ingram, William Lazonick, Frank Lichtenberg, Robert E. Lipsey, Angus Maddison, Gavin Wright, and Mario Zejan.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Contributorsp. xi
General Patterns of Convergencep. 1
Introduction: the Convergence of Productivity, Its Significance, and Its Varied Connotationsp. 3
Notesp. 18
Referencesp. 18
Explaining the Economic Performance of Nations, 1820-1989p. 20
Notesp. 57
Referencesp. 59
Multivariate Growth Patterns: Contagion and Common Forces as Possible Sources of Convergencep. 62
Notesp. 83
Referencesp. 84
Catch-Up and Convergence in the Postwar Growth Boom and Afterp. 86
Notesp. 120
Appendix Notes to Table 4-7p. 122
Referencesp. 123
Technological Leadershipp. 127
The Erosion of U.S. Technological Leadership as a Factor in Postwar Economic Convergencep. 129
Notesp. 160
Referencesp. 161
Social Organization and Technological Leadershipp. 164
Referencesp. 190
What Lies Behind Convergence?p. 195
Capital Intensity and Tfp Convergence by Industry in Manufacturing, 1963-1985p. 197
Notesp. 217
Referencesp. 219
Appendix: Data Sources and Availabilityp. 220
Have International Differences in Educational Attainment Levels Narrowed?p. 225
Notesp. 239
Referencesp. 241
What Explains the Growth of Developing Countries?p. 243
Notesp. 255
Referencesp. 255
Appendix Table 9a-1. Regressions of Growth in Real Gdp Per Capita (rgdpcg), 1960-1985, on Initial Real Per-Capita Income and Other Factorsp. 256
The Nics and the Ldcsp. 261
Multinational Corporations and Productivity Convergence in Mexicop. 263
Notesp. 276
Referencesp. 277
Appendix: Data Sources and Methodsp. 278
Staying Behind, Stumbling Back, Sneaking Up, Soaring Ahead: Late Industrialization in Historical Perspectivep. 285
Notesp. 310
Referencesp. 311
Social Indicators and Productivity Convergence in Developing Countriesp. 316
Notep. 328
Annex Table 12-1. Gdp Per Capita for Countries in the Sample (summers-Heston Data at 1985 International Prices)p. 329
Referencesp. 329
Indexp. 335
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