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Chapter 2
Investment and Employment
in East, Central, and
WestChina
In this chapter, we look at the investment and employment opportunities in three greater areas
of China, known as East China, Central China, and West China. eir respective and relative
geographic locations are shown in Figure 2.1.
2.1 Regions of East, Central, and West China
2.1.1 Introduction
From Chapter 1, we have the following concept of comparative gains and the relevant model:
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From this model, it follows that
When j = 1,
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is referred to as the comparative gains of labor of the ith subsystem.
When j = 2,
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is referred to as the ...