The Study On The Economic Development Of Bazhou Based On The Regional Competitiveness

Regional competitiveness is one of the important study Subjects of theregional economics, it proceeds with improving the regional competitiveness, puttingthe object of study into a wider category and using the theory of management science,regional economics, comparative economics, which helps conclude out the advantagesand disadvantages and provides basis for the local authority for strategic-decisionmaking, then push forward the development of the regional economy, therefore, theresearch can not only enrich the theory of regional economics, but also instruct theregional economy development in practice.Based on the foreign and domestic research results of regional competitiveness,according to the investigation on point and statistical data, the paper analyzed thepresent situation and characteristics of the economical, social development ofBayinguole Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture (to hereafter simplified as Bazhou) withmulti-disciplinary research method. Then, directed by the regional scientific theory, thepaper broke down the regional competitiveness as following.: core competitiveness,foundation competitiveness and sustainable competitiveness, then designed out acompetitiveness index system and analyzed the regional competitiveness of Bazhouwith the index system and analyzed the regional competitiveness of Bazhou with theindex system, discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the economicaldevelopment. Finally, the paper proposed the overall thought and development strategysuitable for the future economical development of Bazhou.The full text is divided into five chapters in structure:Chapter one is the introduction part. The part first introduces the theoretical andpractical significance of studying regional competitiveness, then gives a brief commenton the competitiveness study at home and abroad. And this part also gives us theresearch mentality and the technical route the paper follows, and summarizes theimportant points and the innovation ideas of the paper.Chapter two briefly introduces the elementary theory and current situation of theregional economics and regional competitiveness at home and abroad, which is thetheory basis of the study of Bazhou regional competitiveness.Chapter three analyses the current situation and characteristic of the surroundingcondition and economic development of Bazhou from the points of location, naturalresource, human resource, infrastructure, the level of economic development, industrial structure and the spatial distribution.Chapter four is the core part of the paper. Taking the international evaluatingindicator and the current situation of Bazhou as reference, the paper builds up theevaluating indicator of Bazhou regional competitiveness, and estimates the Bazhouregional competitiveness from the core competitiveness, foundation competitivenessand sustainable development competitiveness. Meanwhile, each indicator of Bazhou iscompared from the quality and quantity with the other places in Xinjiang and with the30 minorities autonomous prefecture of China.Chapter five proposes the overall thought and developmental strategy suitable forBazhou. Based on the principles of sustainable development, the subsystemoptimization and region union development, the paper proposes the overall thought,developmental strategy and specific countermeasure for the economical development ofBazhou.Through analysis proof, the paper draws the following conclusion:(1) From the point of regional economic strength, industry competitiveness,science and technology competitiveness, opening-up competitiveness, the paper drawsthe conclusion of the core competitiveness of Bazhou: The GDP rate of Bazhou grewfaster than average level of the whole country and Xinjiang Autonomous Region duringthe period of "the tenth five year", which implies Bazhou is in a new stage that theconsumption pattern and industrial structure promote quickly. But the first and secondindustry still plays an important part in GDP, the industrial structure needs to be furtherimproved and the pattern of products processing is extensive with low technology. Theopening-up competitiveness is weak, for example, the exports is composed ofagricultural and low added value products, the foreign trade overturn mainly depends onquantity expansion, the field attracting foreign investment is quite limited and lack ofhigh Tec-industry projects which can attract direct investment.(2) From the point of infrastructure and citizen competitiveness, the paper drawsthe conclusion of the foundation competitiveness of Bazhou: Each indicator of theinfrastructure of Bazhou is higher than the average of Xinjiang, but the physicaldistribution trade is still limited by the transportation infrastructure, most of the localresidents have received the elementary education, but the proportion of high-talentedperson is much lower ,brain drain and the cultivation of the minority people become the"bottle neck" of restricting the local economy development. Meanwhile, the lower rateof population receiving high education, weak scientific research ability and bad physicalenvironment resulted in weak sustainable competitiveness of Bazhou.(3) Bazhou rated 3rd in the comprehensive evaluation of economy development inXinjiang in 2005 ,rated 3rd in the distribution of economy increasement and 3rd in the economy development strength in Xinjiang in 2005, and each of the major economyindicator of Bazhou rated top compared with 30 national minorities autonomousprefectures, especially in the last few years, the main economy indicators are movingforward, which shows that Bazhou possesses stronger economic strength now.