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He C., Wei Y. D. and Xie X. Globalization, institutional change, and industrial location: economic transition and industrial concentration in China, Regional Studies. Marketization and globalization in China may stimulate industrial clustering, while decentralization may lead to protectionism and industrial dispersion. This paper examines industrial distribution in China during 1980-2003. While Chinese industries have been increasingly concentrated geographically, the study found significant temporal and sectoral variations in concentration. Least protected industries have become increasingly concentrated, and most globalized industries are clustered in the coastal region. The analysis indicates that globalization and internal scale economies have contributed to geographical concentration, while protectionism has hindered industrial specialization. While industries are more likely to locate based on comparative advantages, external scale economies have not fostered industrial concentration. [image omitted] He C., Wei Y. D. et Xie X. La mondialisation, la transformation institutionnelle, et la localisation industrielle: la mutation economique et la concentration industrielle en Chine, Regional Studies. Il se peut que la commercialisation et la mondialisation en Chine encouragent l'etablissement de grappes industrielles, alors que la decentralisation amene au protectionnisme et a la dispersion industrielle. Cet article cherche a examiner la distribution industrielle en Chine entre 1980 et 2003. Tandis que l'industrie chinoise se concentre de plus en plus, il s'avere que cette concentration varie sensiblement des points de vue temporel et sectoriel. L'industrie la moins protegee se concentre de plus en plus et l'industrie la plus mondialisee s'agglomere pour la plupart dans la zone cotiere. L'analyse laisse voir que la mondialisation et les economies d'echelle internes ont contribue a la concentration geographique, alors que le protectionnisme a entrave la specialisation industrielle. Pendant que l'industrie se localise en fonction de l'avantage comparatif, les economies d'echelle externes n'encouragent pas la concentration industrielle. Mutation economique Mondialisation Decentralisation Agglomeration Concentration geographique Chine He C., Wei Y. D. und Xie X. Globalisierung, institutioneller Wandel und Industriestandorte: wirtschaftlicher Wandel und industrielle Konzentration in China, Regional Studies. Die Marktorientierung und Globalisierung in China kann sich fordernd auf die industrielle Clusterbildung auswirken, wahrend eine Dezentralisierung zu Protektionismus und industrieller Streuung fuhren kann. In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die industrielle Verteilung in China im Zeitraum von 1980 bis 2003. Die chinesischen Industrien haben sich geografisch zunehmend konzentriert, doch zugleich finden wir signifikante zeitliche und sektorale Schwankungen hinsichtlich der Konzentration. Die am wenigsten geschutzten Industrien haben sich zunehmend konzentriert, wahrend die am starksten globalisierten Industrien in Cl...

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Since the late 1980s there has been a renewed interest in regional inequality, fuelled by the concern over the effects of globalisation and liberalisation, and facilitated by theoretical and methodological developments in geography and economics. In essence, the new convergence theory, like the old convergence theory, is another theory devoid of space and time. Research on China has unfolded a complex landscape of regional development, the existence of distinct models of regional development, and the significant role of institutions. This paper examines regional inequality in China, especially Zhejiang Province, and attempts to uncover the trend and driving forces of regional inequality. It adopts a top-down and bottom-up strategy and employs recent developments in exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) and geographically weighted regression (GWR). We have found that regional inequality is sensitive to geographic scales and spatial organisation, and that conventional approaches mask spatial agglomeration and the significance of regions in shaping trends of regional inequality. Overall, regional inequality in Zhejiang rose during the reform period and a division between coastal and interior Zhejiang formed, additionally sustained by weak linkages between the two regions and the significance of location and nonstate enterprises in development. This paper further reveals the emergence of Wenzhou, and discusses its effect on regional inequality. Copyright (c) 2009 by the Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG.

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