A Study On The Regional Investment Environment Competitiveness

The research on Investment Environment and Regional Competitiveness is a booming field in Regional Science. In fact, the essence and the embodiment of Regional competitiveness lies in that regional Investment Environment compete for elements of investment. Regional Investment Environment compete each other not only for investment, but for human resource, technology, market, materials etc. In this paper, the author brings forward the conception of Regional Investment Environment Competitiveness (RIEC), and discusses the problems about Investment Environment Competition and Investment Environment Competitiveness.The paper expatiates on the problems about Regional Investment Environment Competitiveness in six parts.The first part is introduction. In this part, the background is interpreted, and the progress of the research in the late 30 years is reviewed. Based on this, it gives the conception of Regional Investment Environment Competitiveness, and brings out the research route.The second part is the theoretical and methodological basis of Regional Investment Environment Competitiveness. The research on Investment Environment is an edge science with a short history but a board theoretical basis and a firm theoretical foundation including the regional distribution theory of labor; location theory, theories of regional economics, spatial economics theory, and theories on regional competition. Using spatial economics theory for reference, it gives the content and model of Regional Investment Environment Competition. Through supply-demand analysis, it advances for the first time the types ofRegional Investment Environment Competition, which are, adjacent competition, incompact competition, and accrete competition.Consequently, it analyzes the characteristics, connotation of RIEC, and the research model. Methodologically, the research on RIEC should under the guidance of Complexity System Theory, base on the modern analysis method of statistics, and use Geographical Information System (GIS) as the tools. In the research, we should set up the view of integrity and system approach, and try to explain RIEC with micro analysis and macro analysis, and from different angles.The third part is the evaluation of RIEC. Firstly, it brings out the principles of Regional Investment Environment Competition, points out three mechanisms, which are, accumulation mechanism, evolution mechanism and competition mechanism. Secondly, it has studied the indicator system, and introduces the DEA analysis, artificial neural network evaluation model, and gray system model to the evaluation of RIEC. Thirdly, it turns to object-oriented evaluation of RIEC, and talks about the content. Finally, it carries out primary research on the information system of RIEC.The forth part is the countermeasures to enhance the Regional Investment Environment Competitiveness. It systematically analyzes the strategic rules and general countermeasures. Macroscopically, four strategies should be held, which are, convergent strategy, characteristic strategy, dynamic strategy, and weakness-improving strategy. Microscopically, four aspects are listed to improve RIEC. The first is to optimize general competitiveness of Investment Environment. The second is to build the professional competitiveness of Investment Environment. The third is to develop the characteristic competitiveness of Investment Environment. The forth is to cultivate the potential competitiveness of Investment Environment.The fifth part is the demonstration evaluation research. Using factor analysis, it selects the middle-sized cities as samples to evaluate their RIEC, and sort.The sixth part is summary. It summarized the paper and pointed out problems to be solved. For the more, some expectations are made for further research in the future.