哈佛大学的丹尼·罗德里克（Dani Rodrik）最近正确地指出，相比其他部门，赶超增长在制造业更容易实现，而新兴国家的某些表现卓著的企业可能已经用尽了赶超增长在制造业的潜力。
It is true that catch-up growth is easier in manufacturing than in other sectors, a point recently emphasized by Dani Rodrik of Harvard University, and it may be that a good portion of it has been exhausted in manufacturing by the best-performing firms in emerging countries.