Abstract

Chinese government endeavors to create a "socialist market economy with Chinese characters, " this economic system's reform from planning-oriented economy to market-oriented economy accelerated remarkable growth in economic development. In line with rapid economic development, China's education level and PCs diffusion developed significantly. Number of college students per 1000 people and number of PCs per 1000 people increase 3.7 and 103.5 times from 1988 to 2002, respectively. Patterns of Education and PCs diffusion trajectories demonstrate a parallel path with GDP per Capita in China. These characters in China prompt us to demonstrate dynamic co-evolution between GDP, education and PCs diffusion focusing on its unique institutional systems by diffusion theory.