Risk and Avoidance: A Comparative Study of the Middle-income Trap in China, Malaysia and South Korea

Authors

  • Fu Hong Yan University Putra of Malaysia, Putra Business School, PhD, Malaysia
  • Shi Yu Jiang Hebei University, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v64.2277

Keywords:

Middle-income trap, China, Malaysia, Republic of Korea

Abstract

By comparing the practice of how Malaysia and Korea solving the middle-income trap, this paper analyses the Chinese economic condition and development trends; discusses how should China face the pending problems; and finally provides suggestions on avoiding the middle-income trap and successfully confronting this challenge.

References

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Hong Doo-Seung, Kim Byung-Jo, Jo Dong-Gi. 1999. Occupational Structure in Korea. Seoul University Press.

Kharas Homi, Geoffrey Gertz. 2010. The New Global Middle Class:A Cross-Over from West to East. In Cheng Li,ed.China’s Emerging Middle Class: Beyond Economic Transformation, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2010.

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Published

2013-10-15

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Social Sciences

How to Cite

Risk and Avoidance: A Comparative Study of the Middle-income Trap in China, Malaysia and South Korea. (2013). Jurnal Teknologi, 64(3). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v64.2277