Jiao, Lin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-48). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.2 / 摘要 --- p.3 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter 2. --- Theoretical Background --- p.12 / Chapter 3. --- Data --- p.15 / Chapter 4. --- Measuring Geographic Concentration/Specialization --- p.16 / Chapter 4.1 --- Various Measurements --- p.16 / Chapter 4.2 --- Geographic Concentration of Industries in China --- p.19 / Chapter 5. --- Geographic Concentration and Firm Size --- p.21 / Chapter 5.1 --- Approach of Holmes and Stevens (2002) --- p.22 / Chapter 5.2 --- Case in China --- p.24 / Chapter 5.3 --- An Alternative Approach --- p.26 / Chapter 6. --- Across Industries and Ownerships --- p.28 / Chapter 6.1 --- Across Industries --- p.28 / Chapter 6.2 --- Across Ownerships --- p.31 / Chapter 7. --- Conclusion --- p.42 / References --- p.44 / Appendix --- p.58