Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China

Rapid 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 t...

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Main Authors:	Catin, Maurice, Luo, Xubei, Van Huffel, Christophe
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGGLOMERATION BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING BILATERAL TRADE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COAL COASTAL AREAS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONDITIONS CONSTRUCTION DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC POWER ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIC WELFARE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTERNALITY EXTRACTION FUTURE RESEARCH GAS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH RATE IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL GROWTH INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR COSTS LABOR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MACHINERY MANUFACTURED GOODS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES METALS MODERNIZATION PATENTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER GENERATION PRESSING PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTIONISM PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP TELECOMMUNICATIONS THEORETICAL MODELS TIMBER VALUE ADDED VALUEADDED
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6265682/openness-industrialization-geographic-concentration-activities-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8291

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spelling	okr-10986-82912021-04-23T14:02:43Z Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China Catin, Maurice Luo, Xubei Van Huffel, Christophe AGGLOMERATION BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING BILATERAL TRADE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COAL COASTAL AREAS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONDITIONS CONSTRUCTION DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC POWER ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIC WELFARE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTERNALITY EXTRACTION FUTURE RESEARCH GAS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH RATE IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL GROWTH INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR COSTS LABOR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MACHINERY MANUFACTURED GOODS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES METALS MODERNIZATION PATENTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER GENERATION PRESSING PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTIONISM PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP TELECOMMUNICATIONS THEORETICAL MODELS TIMBER VALUE ADDED VALUEADDED Rapid 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. 2012-06-18T17:05:03Z 2012-06-18T17:05:03Z 2005-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6265682/openness-industrialization-geographic-concentration-activities-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8291 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3706 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic	AGGLOMERATION BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING BILATERAL TRADE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COAL COASTAL AREAS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONDITIONS CONSTRUCTION DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC POWER ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIC WELFARE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTERNALITY EXTRACTION FUTURE RESEARCH GAS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH RATE IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL GROWTH INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR COSTS LABOR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MACHINERY MANUFACTURED GOODS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES METALS MODERNIZATION PATENTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER GENERATION PRESSING PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTIONISM PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP TELECOMMUNICATIONS THEORETICAL MODELS TIMBER VALUE ADDED VALUEADDED
spellingShingle	AGGLOMERATION BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING BILATERAL TRADE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COAL COASTAL AREAS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS CONDITIONS CONSTRUCTION DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC POWER ECONOMIC SIZE ECONOMIC WELFARE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTERNALITY EXTRACTION FUTURE RESEARCH GAS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH RATE IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL GROWTH INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION INEFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR COSTS LABOR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MACHINERY MANUFACTURED GOODS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES METALS MODERNIZATION PATENTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER GENERATION PRESSING PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTIONISM PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP TELECOMMUNICATIONS THEORETICAL MODELS TIMBER VALUE ADDED VALUEADDED Catin, Maurice Luo, Xubei Van Huffel, Christophe Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China
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description	Rapid 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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Catin, Maurice Luo, Xubei Van Huffel, Christophe
author_facet	Catin, Maurice Luo, Xubei Van Huffel, Christophe
author_sort	Catin, Maurice
title	Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China
title_short	Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China
title_full	Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China
title_fullStr	Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China
title_full_unstemmed	Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China
title_sort	openness, industrialization, and geographic concentration of activities in china
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6265682/openness-industrialization-geographic-concentration-activities-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8291
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Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concentration of Activities in China

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