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DOI: https://doi.org/10.11821/yj2010100006

Economy and Regional Development

The mechanism of the spatial dissimilarity of regional economy: A theoretical model and its application in the Yellow River Valley

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  • 1. Center for Research in Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, Henan, China;
    2. Institute of Hongkong, Macao and SEZs Economy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;
    3. The Economy and Management Institute, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China

Received date: 2009-12-10

  Revised date: 2010-08-07

  Online published: 2010-10-20

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Abstract

The mechanism of the spatial dissimilarity of regional economy is an important problem for regional economic research. At present, on this problem, there are 5 research visual angles, namely factor endowments, main body of economic activity, object of economic space, division of labor and the system. The research result of each visual angle only explains the mechanism of spatial dissimilarity of regional economy from a certain aspect, the unified theoretical frame of explaining the mechanism of spatial dissimilarity of regional economy has not yet taken shape. The factors influencing the spatial dissimilarity of regional economy are multidimensional and multi-level. It is essential to consider the research results of each visual angle as a whole so that we can get a better understanding of the mechanism of spatial dissimilarity of regional economy. In view of this, this paper embarks on the connotation of the mechanism of spatial dissimilarity of regional economy, takes the relevant theories of economic growth factors and the theory about the division of labor as the rationale and constructs a theoretical analytical model for explaining the mechanism of the spatial dissimilarity of regional economy. The theoretical analytical model reveals that comprehensive factor endowments determine division of labor, and the division of labor produces the result of agglomeration. Thus, comprehensive factor endowments, division of labor and agglomeration are coupling and interacting. Under the control of this relation, in the aspect of spatial dissimilarity of regional economy, there are 3 mechanisms which are both distinguishing mutually and inseparable, namely factor endowments decision function mechanism, the conductive function mechanism of division of labor and the circulation accumulation causality mechanism. Moreover, this paper uses the theoretical analytical model to conduct the empirical analysis for the mechanism of economic spatial dissimilarity in the Yellow River Valley. The results show that there are obvious coupling interaction relations among factor endowments, division of labor and agglomeration in the Yellow River Valley, and the economic spatial dissimilarity in the Yellow River Valley is greatly affected by factor endowments decision function mechanism, the conductive function mechanism of division of labor and the circulation accumulation causality mechanism.

Key words： spatial dissimilarity of regional economy; factor endowments; division of labor; agglomeration; the Yellow River Valley

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QIN Cheng-lin, LI Min-na . The mechanism of the spatial dissimilarity of regional economy: A theoretical model and its application in the Yellow River Valley[J]. GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, 2010 , 29(10) : 1780 -1792 . DOI: 10.11821/yj2010100006

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