Spatial agglomeration and its determinants in China's manufacturing industries

doi:10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2009.5.010

Abstract

Abstract:

This paper focuses on spatial contiguity of numbers of enterprises in a region, measures spatial agglomeration degrees, and analyzes the determinants that influence the difference in spatial agglomeration degree among manufacturing sectors in China. Most of agglomerated manufacturing sectors are mainly textiles, seafood manufacturing, machinery and equipment manufacturing, and electrical machinery and equipment. Spatial heterogeneity, including technological differentiation, inhomogenous agricultural resources and demand distribution due to exportation, are primary determinants of spatial agglomeration in China's manufacturing industries. The external economy of scale, including forward-backward linkages and technological spillover, has no significant effect on spatial agglomeration in manufacturing industries.

Key words: spatial agglomeration, geographic concentration, manufacturing industries, spatial heterogeneity, external economy of scale

CLC Number:

F426

LI Na, SHI Min-Jun. Spatial agglomeration and its determinants in China's manufacturing industries[J]. , 2009, 26(5): 647-656.

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