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A Comparative Study of the Economic Development in Guangdong and Sichuan

The disparity on the economic development between the eastern and western regions of Mainland China is ever increasing, this implies that the economic development conditions between the coastal and interior region has to be redefined and analyzed.
Guangdong and Sichuan can be identified as key areas of development during the 1950s. Guangdong Province has become the center of economic activity during Deng Xiaoping¡¦s regime. On the other hand, Sichuan Province has become the center of military and heavy industrial activities during the Mao Zhedong¡¦s era. Guangdong and Sichuan are both thickly populated; However, Sichuan Province economic development is less than half of Guangdong Province, considering its total land area is 2.7 times bigger than Guangdong Province.
This comparative study is based on the following aspects as listed below: the historical and cultural background, the production factors and endowments, demand conditions, the transition of industry¡¦s and enterprise¡¦s structures. The researcher aims to define and differentiate the economic development process between Guangdong and Sichuan Provinces. Moreover, the researcher seeks to identify the underlying reasons in analyzing Chinese Government¡¦s regional development strategies.
This study have identified that the transformation in China¡¦s political, economics, and geographical and regional factors has affected Sichuan¡¦s overall development and was gradually transferred to Guangdong Province, specifically after the Opium War in 1840. In the 60s, Guangdong and Sichuan economic development were operated based on the Central Government¡¦s regional development strategies.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0120108-170642
Date20 January 2008
CreatorsLin, Yung-chieh
ContributorsLiao, Yu- wen, Chu, Ching- peng, Lin, Te- chang
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0120108-170642
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