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JournalISSN: 0818-9935

Asian-pacific Economic Literature 

Wiley
About: Asian-pacific Economic Literature is an academic journal published by Wiley. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): East Asia & China. It has an ISSN identifier of 0818-9935. Over the lifetime, 523 publications have been published receiving 6669 citations. The journal is also known as: Asian Pacific.


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TL;DR: This paper argued that the pro-poor growth literature tends to overstate the importance of reducing inequality, or avoiding an increase, and that the growth that is most effective at reducing poverty does not necessarily coincide with growth that reduces inequality.
Abstract: Pro-poor growth is often advocated but seldom defined. Some proposed definitions and associated measures are reviewed in this paper. Much of this literature stresses the importance of reducing economic inequality. A basic source of confusion is whether inequality reduction is desired as a means for reducing poverty or as an end in itself. This paper argues that if it is the former, as is usually said, the pro-poor growth literature tends to overstate the importance of reducing inequality, or avoiding an increase. Growth that is most effective at reducing poverty does not necessarily coincide with growth that reduces inequality. This literature is overly pre-occupied with statistical evaluation of the outcomes of economic events, based on changes in the distribution of household incomes or expenditures. What is most needed is solidly based empirical research on the manner and extent to which alternative growth strategies influence the rate of poverty reduction.

347 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the recent studies of technological change or total factor productivity (TFP) as a source of growth in East Asian economies and show that in the end the importance of technological changes in economic growth depends largely on how TFP is defined and measured.
Abstract: This survey article examines the recent studies of technological change or total factor productivity (TFP) as a source of growth in East Asian economies. The major objective of the paper is to show that in the end the importance of technological change in economic growth depends largely on how TFP is defined and measured. The conclusions drawn by Alwyn Young and Paul Krugman are based too much upon the assumption that all technological change is TFP. Section II reviews the conceptual and empirical literature on this subject since the 1950s. Section III surveys the TFP studies of East Asian economies, with particular reference to the recent claims that TFP is generally insignificant. Section IV discusses the prospects for East Asian economic growth and dispels the pessimism of such authors as Young and Krugman.

174 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the concept of gross national happiness, as it has evolved in Bhutan, against the background of literature on the pursuit of happiness as a government objective and the problems associated with different approaches to measuring well-being.
Abstract: This article considers the concept of gross national happinesss, as it has evolved in Bhutan, against the background of literature on the pursuit of happiness as a government objective and the problems associated with different approaches to measuring well-being It concludes that since all measures of well-being are imperfect, including the measure of gross national happiness currently being applied in Bhutan, the best approach is to use a range of different measures, including conventional national accounting indicators

167 citations

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TL;DR: The information that has become available from a number of population and labour surveys covers the volume, spatial and temporal dimension of rural-to-urban migration, the characteristics of migrant labourers, the determinants of migration and the impact of migration on China's rural and urban economy.
Abstract: "One consequence of economic reform in China has been the greatly accelerated migration of labour from rural areas to cities. Estimates suggest an annual migrant labour flow of around 50-60 million people, of whom 10-15 million have settled permanently in cities. This article surveys the information that has become available from a number of population and labour surveys. It covers the volume, spatial and temporal dimension of rural-to-urban migration, the characteristics of migrant labourers, the determinants of migration and the impact of migration on China's rural and urban economy."

95 citations

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TL;DR: This paper argued that China's closer integration into the world economy will impose adjustment costs on its trading partners in the short to medium term, but that the benefits it generates are likely to dominate in the long run.
Abstract: With China's accession to the World Trade Organization in late 2001, many of its trading partners have become concerned that the resulting increased competition in the world's goods and capital markets will adversely affect their own growth prospects. This paper argues that China's closer integration into the world economy will impose adjustment costs on its trading partners in the short to medium term, but that the benefits it generates are likely to dominate in the long run.

90 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202311
202221
202122
202021
201923
201826