The Study On Disparities Of Regional Economic Growth In Shaanxi Province

The study on disparities of regional economic growth of China was done mostly among the east, midland and the west belt or among different provinces, and the study on disparities of inner regional economic growth of some or other province, especially the province in the west China, was not almost done in theory. Although the disparities of regional economic growth between the east and the west have been the hot topic not only in China but also in the other countries, the study on disparities of inner regional economic growth of some or other province in the west was very significative to promoting the holistic and harmonious development of regional economy in the west and shortening economic gap between the east and the west.Based on the latest economic growth theory, the changing disparity law, construction and its factors of regional economic growth in Shaanxi province that lies in the west China, with the support of statistical data, was studied systematically in this thesis in the light of plenty of mathematical analysis and the construction of analytical model of economic measurement, furthermore, the convergence of regional economic growth in Shaanxi province was checked, which was based on the convergence theory of economic growth. According to the above-mentioned study, the conclusion was gotten, and more revelations and policy suggestion were expected to get, combining with the actual status in Shaanxi province.The thesis consists of seven chapters, which includes introduction, theoretical basis, the method of estimating, the changing history of the disparities of regional economic growth, the structure analysis of the disparities of regional economic growth, the analysis of convergence of the disparities of regional economic growth, the factor analysis of the disparities of regional economic growth, basic conclusions and policy suggestion and so on.Firstly, based on the introduction of background of study, review, conception definition, contents and methods, the development theory of regional economy and the convergence theory of economic growth were concluded and summarized, and the calculation methods of the disparities of regional economic growth and the decomposition methods were analyzed and compared in this thesis.Secondly, the vicissitude law of the disparity of regional economic growth in Shaanxi province was studied in this thesis. The different hierarchical disparities of regional economic growth, about the per capita gross domestic product (PGDP) and the per capita income, were calculated respectively in the light of the statistical data of regional economy in Shaanxi province from 1978 to 2004 and price systems in those years. On the whole, the disparities of regional economic growth in Shaanxi province fluctuated on the small side, but its trend was broadening continuously.Thirdly, the construction of the disparities of regional economic growth in Shaanxi province was analyzed in this thesis. The per capita gross domestic product, in the light of regional structure and sectoral structure, were analyzed with the Gini coefficient, Theile coefficient and weighted variation coefficient. Viewed on the regional structure, based on the district space unit, the disparities between belts were shortening gradually, but the disparities inside belt were enlarging gently since the reform and opening policy; the disparities of regional economic growth in Shaanxi based on the country space unit and inter-three-belt were more obvious comparing with the vale that was calculated based on the district unit, which played the leading roles to the holistic disparities of regional economic growth in Shaanxi, and the disparities between belts weakened correspondingly. Viewed on the sectoral structure, the PGDP was decomposed according to the industry, with the decomposition method of Gini coefficient or weighted variation coefficient, the identical conclusion was gotten. The conclusion was that the effects of primary industry influenced to the holistic disparities was rarely from 1995 to 2004, comparing with the secondary industry and the tertiary industry, the effects of secondary industry were becoming wider and wider yearly, and the effects of tertiary industry were becoming smaller and smaller yearly.Fourthly, the convergence of regional ecnomy in Shaanxi province was analyzed and verified in this thesis. From 1978 to 2004, whether district level administrative region or country level administrative region, there was not a-convergence of the PGDP growth in Shaanxi province; From 2001 to 2004, there was obvious a-convergence of the per capital net income of rural households growth; From 1978 to 2004, whether district level administrative region or country level administrative region, there was weaker absolute b-convergence of the PGDP growth in Shaanxi province; there was conditional b-convergence of the PGDP growth in country level administrative region, but there was not conditional b-convergence of the PGDP growth in district level administrative region in which the PGDP growth emanative; From 1984 to 2004, especially from 1994 to 2004, club-convergence of regional economy in Shaanxi province appeared (although its function is feeble), the tendency of which was boosting up gradually.Fifthly, the factors of disparities of regional economic growth were analyzed in this thesis. The reason the disparities of regional economic growth in Shaanxi province became wider and wider during 1995 to 2004 was analyzed from different angles such as the factor of system changing, industrial structure, capital, nature and location. The analysis result showed that the factors that included the level of non-nationalization, the degree of opening, the development level of the secondary industry and the tertiary industry and the original gift of human capital etc were the main factors that made the disparities of regional economic growth in Shaanxi province wider and wider; That the level of the tertiary industry(the switch of industrial structure) and non-nationalization were important factors that leading to the appearance of club-convergence was demonstrated in the guanzhong area and southern Shaanxi from 1995 to 2004.Finally, based on the above study, some policy suggestion and the conclusion of advancing the regional coordination development in Shaanxi province were given.