...Michele Lo Re; Eleonora Veglianti; Fabrizio Parente; Umberto Monarca; Cosimo Magazzino Purpose This paper explores international trade of the Chinese manufacturing industries through the lenses of network analysis (NA) to visualise the world trade network of the Chinese economy, describe its...

... but may be key to understanding economic development in the twenty‐first century. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 21st century economic development Regional urban and rural analyses Industrial policy Regional economic activity Wales Welsh economy Manufacturing industries...

.... Vincent Mok can be contacted at: afvmok@polyu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Process efficiency ISO 9000 series Manufacturing industries China Methodological differences, especially on the working definition of performance, can partially reconcile the mixed findings...

.../implications Although the data used to measure wages and employment account for most of the production in the various manufacturing sectors, they do not include all the manufacturing industries. The analysis is also limited in time span since data for earlier periods are not available. Practical...

...” that tests both for deindustrialisation and “manufacturing matters”. Finds that the change in manufacturing shares have a positive and significant impact on competitiveness measured by per capita income, confirming that “manufacturing matters”. Competitive manufacturing Manufacturing industries...