Economy and Regional Development
MENG Zhao-yi, QU Ai-xue, LI Hong-rui
Based on the model of co-evolution of culture and economy,the co-evolution types of Fengxian and Kunshan were judged.Moreover,the Fengxian pattern and the Kunshan pattern were interpreted and compared based on aspects of the path,the subtype,the class,the subclass and the process of co-evolution.Conclusions were drawn as follows.Firstly,regional development pattern was the results of the co-evolution of culture and economy.Research showed that,on the one hand,regional culture influenced the development path of regional economy,on the other hand,regional economy influenced the development process of regional culture,and the mutual coupling and co-evolution led to the higher level regional development pattern.The regional development pattern became a theoretical analytical frame which paid attention to the internal two-way interactive relation between culture and economy and its geographic results.Secondly,the regional development evolution was an unbalanced development process of co-evolution of culture and economy.Empirical studies showed that neither the Fengxian pattern of economic guidance nor the Kunshan pattern of synchronous development of culture and economy achieved the synchronization between culture and economy,instead,the unbalanced development showed "as one falls,another rises".Thirdly,the formation of regional development pattern was a process of co-evolution of culture and economy which was coupled with multi-factor and multi-level.It was found that the process of co-evolution of culture and economy was related to not only the internal cultural characteristics,economic structure and historical basis,but also the external institutional environment,geographical location,and external radiation effect.Finally,the innovation of regional development pattern was a process of co-evolution of culture and economy which included both path dependence and path creation.For the Fengxian development process of traditional agriculture,modern agriculture,equal stress laid on both agriculture and industry,as well as the Kunshan development process of agriculture to industry,inside to outside,dispersion to agglomeration,the regional development process was a development path which was constantly clear,then formed,and even dependent at last,and it was also a process of model innovations and path creation by adjusting development path and promoting development levels.