China became one of the 13 economies after 1979. Because the country’s latecomer status explains its 33 years of rapid economic growth, the key to understanding its potential for further rapid growth in the future lies in estimating how large those advantages still are.
1979年后，中国成为这13个经济体之一。而该国的后发地位正好解释了其33年的快速经济增长，所以要了解未来进一步快速增长潜力的关键就在于估算今后还能存在多大的后发优势。