Geographical concentration of manufacturing industries in China: The importance of spatial and industrial scales

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 603-625

  He, Canfei ^a   Wei, Y H Dennis ^b   Pan, Fenghua ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economy; China; Comparative advantage; Decentralization; Geographical concentration; Globalization; Industrialization; Institutional change; Manufacturing industries; Protectionism

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DECENTRALIZATION; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; MARKET TRANSITION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 38549154950     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1538-7216.48.5.603     Document Type: Article

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