Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China

This paper analyses the empirical relevance of the 2009 World Development Report's 3D framework for the explanation of spatial productivity disparities within Chongqing municipality's non-primary sector. In doing so, it presents evidence of a significant role for distance in determining th...

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Main Authors:	Roberts, Mark, Goh, Chor-ching
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics P250 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes R110 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity R120
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4891

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spelling	okr-10986-48912021-04-23T14:02:20Z Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China Roberts, Mark Goh, Chor-ching Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics P250 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes R110 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity R120 This paper analyses the empirical relevance of the 2009 World Development Report's 3D framework for the explanation of spatial productivity disparities within Chongqing municipality's non-primary sector. In doing so, it presents evidence of a significant role for distance in determining these disparities, especially within the municipality's Southeast wing. The evidence of a role for density is more mixed, however, with findings of agglomeration economies depending on the method of estimation used. These results have important policy implications both for the municipality itself and China overall. 2012-03-30T07:30:14Z 2012-03-30T07:30:14Z 2011 Journal Article Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 17521378 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4891 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article China
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description	This paper analyses the empirical relevance of the 2009 World Development Report's 3D framework for the explanation of spatial productivity disparities within Chongqing municipality's non-primary sector. In doing so, it presents evidence of a significant role for distance in determining these disparities, especially within the municipality's Southeast wing. The evidence of a role for density is more mixed, however, with findings of agglomeration economies depending on the method of estimation used. These results have important policy implications both for the municipality itself and China overall.
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author	Roberts, Mark Goh, Chor-ching
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title	Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China
title_short	Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China
title_full	Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China
title_fullStr	Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China
title_full_unstemmed	Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China
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Density, Distance and Division : The Case of Chongqing Municipality, China

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