Research on Industrial Clusters and the Economic Competitiveness of Western Regions

Author: Xu Chenghong
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is a sub-project supported by the "Eco-Economy and Western Sustainable Development" project under the Southwest University of Finance and Economics's "15th Five-Year Plan" and "Project 211." It is built upon this theoretical foundation to study the close relationship between the development of industrial clusters and the promotion of competitiveness in western regions, particularly how to develop industrial clusters to enhance the competitiveness of China's western regions. The book also proposes policy recommendations for readers to reference. This book primarily conducts theoretical analysis on regional competitiveness and industrial clusters. It includes discussions on the research and progress of regional competitiveness theory and, based on this, presents the author's evaluation of regional economic competitiveness theory, as well as an analysis of the concept and essence of regional economic competitiveness. Additionally, it explores theoretical issues such as the concept of industrial clusters, competitive advantages, characteristics, and their relationship with regional competitiveness. Furthermore, it examines how to develop industrial clusters to improve the competitiveness of western regions, combining the actual conditions of China's western regions and the practice of industrial cluster development.