Sustainable Development of the Economic Circle around Beijing: A View of Regional Economic Disparity

The economic circle around Beijing is a very important area that supports the development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in China. The economic growths of the economic circle around Beijing are deeply affected by the regional economic disparity. Besides the resources and environment problems, econo...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 3691
Main Authors Chu, Zhaopeng, Liu, Changxin, Li, Gang, Guan, Kaixuan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 15.10.2018
Subjects
Economic development
Economic factors
Economic growth
Economics
Efficiency
Fixed assets
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Labor productivity
Manufacturing industry
Methods
Negative feedback
Per capita
Population growth
Poverty
Production functions
Regional development
Regional planning
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Yangtze River Delta
Beijing China
China
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Summary:The economic circle around Beijing is a very important area that supports the development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in China. The economic growths of the economic circle around Beijing are deeply affected by the regional economic disparity. Besides the resources and environment problems, economic factors may be more prominent of regional sustainability. The objective of this paper is: (1) To find out what caused the regional economic disparity of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region; and (2) to assess the economic sustainable development status of the cities around Beijing, and give suggestions to narrow the regional disparity from the economic growth view. We used an assessment method based on the economic sustainable index system—the order relation method named G1 method, revised by standard deviation. The results showed that the fundamental reason for the differences lies in the disparity in production efficiency. The disparity in the regional economy increases the flow of talent to Beijing and Tianjin, so the labor productivity of Hebei Province will not improve. Thus, the economic gap among Hebei, Beijing, and Tianjin will continue to grow. This negative feedback will further exacerbate the economic growth problem. In terms of narrowing regional disparity, some implications are highlighted. Rational industrial structure, a high level of development in the manufacturing industry, and a high proportion of strategic emerging industries are important for the cities around Beijing to achieve high-level industry transfer, and the technological progress needed to promote economic growth.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su10103691