Study On Transition From Regional Comparative To Competitive Advantage From The Perspective Of Foreign Trade In China

Since 1990s, more and more attention has been drawn to regional economic development from the theoretical perspective of comparative advantage and a lot of research fruit has been obtained which has positive impact on regional government'decision. While with further investigation, it is found that having comparative advantage does not necessarily realize comparative benefit or possess competitive advantage. In order to more effectively play the role of"trade as regional economic growth engine",the thesis study on the transition from regional comparative to competitive advantage mainly from the perspective of factors identification, functional mechanism and realization approach. The following research has been done:The definition of both regional comparative and competitive advantage and their logic relation have been given. The thesis systemically sort out the dynamic evolution of comparative advantage and unify trade motive on the basis of comprehensive cost. Also the definition of regional comparative advantage has been broadened and regional competitive advantage has been confirmed. The thesis put forward that comparative advantage and competitive advantage are not opposite category, they can be mutually transformed through the bridge or tache of market transaction. Thus the difficulty on how to clearly identify the two definition lying across the study of transition from comparative to competitive advantage has been resolved.Systemically discuss the impact factors of transition from regional comparative to competitive advantage and their interactive function. There are a lot of factors having impact on the advantages transition, the thesis systemically identify and research the factors from the perspective of factors identification, function and attribution, the mode of organization and motive mechanism. The logic relation among these factors has been clarified.It is advanced that transaction efficiency is an important factors that have impact on the advantages transition. The thesis analyze the important factors that market transactions's impact on the advantages transition in detail. It also put forward the definition of transaction efficiency and analyze the factors that have impact on it. The metheod of principal components analysis in factor analysis has been applied and the measurement of transaction efficiency has been done.Thus the correlation between transaction efficicency and regional competitive advantage has been confirmed and the importance of market transaction's impact on the advantages transition has been proved.Exploratively apply the theory of advantages transition into the regional economic development practice. Combining the realistic fact with China's regional economic development, the thesis put forward that the smooth transition from regional comparative to competitive advantage can be realized through interregional transaction efficiency enhancement, expanding FDI utilization and investment abroad according to different regions'different situation.