The Debate on GDP Growth and Job Creation in China

In this chapter, they discuss a debate from the 2000s regarding the relationship between GDP growth and job creation in China. They explain that there is no fixed relationship between the two and that the calculations used in the Chinese case were likely inaccurate. They explore the reasons why this argument gained traction, both inside and outside China, including the focus on employment over GDP growth within the country and the preconceptions about China's political system outside the country.