Research On The Spacial Structure And Evolving Direction Of Industrial Cluster Of The Yangtse River Delta Region

industrial Clusters are community geographic concentrations of interconnected companies and institutions in a particular field which continually create competitive advantage. Competitive advantage of regional economy is mostly from industrial clusters. As one of three economy circles, multitudinous industrial clusters exist in the Yangtse River Delta Region. Under integration of the Yangtse River Delta regional economy, Spacial structure of industrial clusters directly influences development of industrial clusters themselves and regional economy. The paper will research into industrial clusters of the Yangtse River Delta Region from special structure.The paper applies location quotient to define industrial clusters of the Yangtse River Delta Region and analyses its actuality. Then, the special structure characteristics of industrial clusters are researched in the Yangtse River Delta Region. The special structure characteristics of industrial clusters include four aspects, namely, location orientation, factor orientation, policy orientation and market orientation. The special structure characteristics result from many factors and bring positive or negative effects. For changes of inside and outside conditions, the special structure of industrial clusters would have being evolved. Governments and enterprises should introduce measures to improve the special structure of industrial clusters of the Yangtse River Delta Region.