Economic Agglomeration Should Not Be Blamed for Widening Income Gaps in China  

出　　处：《China Economist》2012年第2期101-112,共12页中国经济学人（英文版）

摘　　要：Agglomeration of economic activities is a common phenomenon across the world. Theoretical and empirical studies have shown that agglomeration promotes dynamic efficiency, which in turn is conducive to the long-term prosperity of a country＇s economy. Compared with most countries, in China is very low, and Chinese cities the spatial concentration of various industries are relatively small and equal-sized. Thus, it is unnecessary to contain the agglomeration of economic activities in China. Widening regional gaps since pro-market reforms and opening-up in China should be ascribed to institutional barriers rather than agglomeration. Therefore, China should refrain from containing agglomeration and instead focus on integrating product and factor markets and improving education and health care in less developed areas.

关 键 词：AGGLOMERATION growth New Economic Geography regional disparitiesJEL： O18 Rll R58 

分 类 号：F275.5[经济管理—企业管理] F124.7[经济管理—国民经济]