Regional Economic Growth and Factor Contributions in the Zhujiang Delta Region of South China

Bibliographic Data

ID12337170
AuthorsJianfa Shen (0000-0003-4110-0561, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Kwan-Yiu Wong (Chinese University of Hong Kong), David K Y Chu (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Year2001
Volume20
Issue1-2
Pages125-151
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Geographer (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1022-5706 • E-ISSN: 2158-1762
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10225706.2001.9684078
OpenAlexW2042878730
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited22

This paper assesses the dynamics of spatial development in the Zhujiang delta region and the underlying causes of such dynamics. The region shows increasing regional differential in the 1980s, but “σ convergence” occurred in the early 1990s. Four types of development areas are identified. The production function approach is used to estimate the contributions of various factors, such as local capital, non-local investment, labour force growth and technical progress, to the economic growth among various areas in the region. Local capital was the most important factor in most areas throughout the period 1980–1994, but its importance declined after 1985. The importance of non-local capital increased steadily especially in less developed growing areas. Labour growth was an important factor in more developed growing areas while technology was also important in the period 1985–1994

Capital (architecture · China · Convergence (economics · Delta · Differential (mechanical device · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Investment (military · Macroeconomics · Political science · Production (economics · Regional development · Regional science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis