Introduction
Neoclassical and endogenous growth models
The accumulation of human capital as a factor of production
Pathways of human capital towards economic growth
Human capital transformation and cycles of innovative economic development
Stages of economic development and convergence and the changing demand for human capital
Human capital, income distribution and economic growth
An economic profile of China
Transformational growth and human capital transformation in China
Convergence and divergence between China's provinces
Review of empirical studies on China's economic growth
New evidence on the contribution of human capital to Chinese provincial economic performance.