Firm Dynamics, Institutional Context, And Regional Inequality Of Productivity In China

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4487669
AutoresCanfei He (0000-0001-5170-3599), Yi Zhou (0000-0001-6130-687X), Shengjun Zhu (0000-0002-1033-4384)
Año2017
Volumen107
Número2
Páginas296-316
Fecha de publicación2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2016.12194.x
OpenAlexW2467643172
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas54

This paper focuses on the issue of regional inequality in China. It seeks to move away from focusing on the relationship between factor accumulation and regional inequality towards an analytical framework that concentrates upon the ways in which regional inequality has articulated with factor productivity and firm dynamics, while acknowledging the role of institutional context. Based on one database on firm‐specific economic and financial variables, this paper measures factor productivity in China's manufacturing industry at the regional level, and decomposes it into various components. Empirical results confirm that regional inequality in terms of productivity have been declining in China. It also demonstrates that regional inequality has been fundamentally shaped by the regional institutional context, particularly in regard to the triple process of decentralization, globalization, and marketization, resulting in an enormous spatial variation of economic and institutional landscapes

China · Context (archaeology · Decentralization · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Globalization · Inequality · Market economy · Marketization · Productivity · Shift-share analysis · Spatial inequality · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Global trade and economics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis