Studies On The Urbanization Development In The Periphery Prefectures Of Changchun City

Changchun City is the provincial capital and is located in the central area of JilinProvince. It possesses the rich resource endowments and the adequate infrastructures.The urbanization of its periphery region is of great importance for the wholeChangchun area and the entire Jilin Province, so the thorough study on theurbanization development in this area has profound theoretical and practicalsignificance.The time horizon of the study is from the year1995to2009; the spatial extent ofthe research covers the periphery region of Changchun, including Jiutai City, NonganCounty, Dehui City, Gongzhuling City, Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, andShuangyang District. In the comparative studies, the indexes such as the proportion ofnonagricultural people, GDP per capita, agricultural labor productivity, percentage ofthe industry increment in GDP, average salary of urban staff and workers, rural percapita net income, etc. are adopted to illustrate the spatial differences and the progressstatus of the urbanization development. The conclusion below is drawn through theresearch:First, the proportion of nonagricultural population in the total population fromthe year1995to2009had risen slightly, which was far backward in comparison withthe growth rate of the proportion of nonagricultural industry increment in GDP.Second, the economy development level was enhanced steadily; the antipode of GDPper capita was remarkable; the relative difference of GDP per capita from the year1995to2001in the region maintained relatively stable, and had showed a remotedownward trend from the year2001to2009. Third, the agricultural labor productivityin different prefectures had risen remarkably while the antipode enlargement ofagricultural labor productivity had been kept within limits and the relative difference of the agricultural production capability revealed the tendency to reduce. Fourth, theupgrading of industrial structure was marked and the industries obtained notabledevelopment while the proportion of nonagricultural industry increment in GDP hadincreased by a large margin. Fifth, the income of both urban and rural labors hadgrown substantially, but the widening urban-rural income gap was pronounced and theoutcome of the empirical analysis revealed that industrial structure and agriculturalproductivity were the major factors that influenced the income gap.According to the above analysis, the essay presents the following policysuggestions:First, propel the industrialization of agriculture and promote agriculturalproductivity. Second, divert the surplus agricultural labor force to the secondaryindustry and tertiary industry orderly. Third, heighten the rural labor force quality, andreinforce the fundamental education and the vocational skills training of the ruralpopulation. Fourth, promote the industrial structure, and enhance the motive effectfrom the secondary and tertiary industry to the primary industry.