تجارب الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية و الصين في اقتصاد المعرفة و ارتباطه بالتبادل الدولي

Abstract EN

The research discusses the experiences of the integration of two countries in the knowledge economy and the impact of that merger on their international trade exchange, namely, the United States of America and China, by adopting the global knowledge index, which includes (7) basic axes, and each of them is divided into sub-axes.

The importance of the research stems from the fact that the effectiveness of the knowledge economy in both the United States of America and China is related to their economic, political and social development, and thus its reflection on the type and size of their trade exchange.

The problem of research is the extent to which economic, political and social determinants influence the adoption of the knowledge economy, in light of international disparities and their reflection on the quality and size of the international trade exchange of the countries, the sample of the research.

The research concluded that the United States is one of the leading countries in the knowledge economy because it has an advanced knowledge infrastructure.

As well as that the proportion of workers in the information sector constitutes more than 50% of the total workers in other economic sectors, as well as the development of knowledge economy indicators and human development index.

And its leadership in the field of knowledge was reflected in the volume and quality of its foreign trade through exports and imports of information and communication technology goods, which are knowledge-intensive, and their growth during the research period.

The information and services sectors in China also played a prominent role, especially in the last decade, and the percentage of workers in them accounted for 21% and 18% respectively of the total workers in other economic sectors.

As well as the development of the knowledge economy indicators and the human development index in them, and the impact of China's integration into the economy has emerged.

Knowledge through the amount of growth in its exports of ICT goods, which grew during the period 2000-2018 at a compound rate of 15% , which is a clear indication of the direction of the Chinese economy.