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Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China

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dc.contributor.authorCatin, Maurice
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Xubei
dc.contributor.authorVan Huffel, Christophe
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T17:05:03Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T17:05:03Z
dc.date.issued2005-09
dc.description.abstractRapid development, a widening regional gap, and growing concentration of activities have characterized the Chinese economy since the reforms in the late 1970s. This paper examines the spatial disparities of the economic concentration in different stages of development from a geographic approach in the case of China. It aims at offering empirical supports on (1) how concentrated the economic activities are; (2) what factors determine the economic concentration; and (3) whether this concentration differs in the coastal and inland regions. The results show that the high-technology industries highly concentrate in the coastal provinces. The limited diffusion of the labor intensive activities within the coastal region does not significantly modify the major trend of the location and specialization of the industries in the inland region, and does not contribute to narrowing the regional disparities. The paper argues that in order to stimulate the geographic diffusion of economic activities to the inland region, it is important to appropriately alleviate internal migration control, reduce unnecessary state intervention, and further encourage domestic market integration.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6265682/openness-industrialization-geographic-concentration-activities-china
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3706
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8291
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3706
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION
dc.subjectBEVERAGE MANUFACTURING
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONDITIONS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC POWER
dc.subjectECONOMIC SIZE
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectEXTRACTION
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL GROWTH
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL LOCATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRY CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMACHINERY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURED GOODS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPRESSING
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTHEORETICAL MODELS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVALUE­ADDED
dc.titleOpenness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in Chinaen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6265682/openness-industrialization-geographic-concentration-activities-china
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid341691468024543824
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3706
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20050901170719
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6265682
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicIndustry::General Manufacturing
okr.topicIndustry::Industrial Management
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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