Title

China's Emerging Consumer Market View from China: Is There a Consumption Problem

Authors

Penelope B. Prime, Georgia State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

China saves, the U.S. consumes-or so the headlines say. Many analysts (including this author) have written about China’s high savings rates and therefore low consumption, which reinforces China’s dependence on exports for its growth.

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Originally Posted in:

“View from China: Does China have a consumption problem?,” China Currents 8.2 (Spring 2009).
www.chinacurrents.com

Posted with permission from the publisher.

Recommended Citation

“View from China: Does China have a consumption problem?,” China Currents 8.2 (Spring 2009).