Dynamics, space, and regional inequality in provincial China: A case study of Guangdong province

Applied Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 71-83

  Liao, Felix H F ^a   Wei, Yehua Dennis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

China; GIS; Guangdong; Multi level modeling; Multi scale and multi mechanism; Regional inequality; Spatial Markov chains

Indexed keywords

CORE-PERIPHERY RELATIONS; DECENTRALIZATION; GIS; GLOBALIZATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; MARKOV CHAIN; REGIONAL ECONOMY; RURAL ECONOMY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; WAGE GAP;

CHINA; GUANGDONG;

EID: 84862736184     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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