ABSTRACT
“China’s Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone Development Report”is one of the important reports supported by the Ministry of Education,which is written by the experts and scholars studying on Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone,organized by Western China business research center in Shaanxi Normal University.
“China’s Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone Development Report(2012)”includes four parts,Which are general report,sub-report,special report and appendix.The topic of this report is the economic growth and economic development in Guanzhong-Tianshui economic zone.General report analyzed economic growth and development of Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone from the overall perspective.The general report first reviewed the development course of the past decade in the region,which showed a trend of rapid growth with a growth rate higher than the national average.To analyze the motivating factors,general report used multiple linear regression model to calculate the effects,which showed that investment made the greatest contribution,foreign trade the second,and consumption the least.From the different aspects,such as regional development mode,environment construction,residents’income gap,scientific and technological progress system construction,industrial architecture and land resource utilization,general report analyzed the problems in the economic development of the region.Based on the above analyzed,the report presents a framework to promote Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone,which is to create a new regional development mode and to construct supporting systems of modern industry,integrated infrastructure,resource development and harmonious society.
Division reports are the supporting part to the general report.Around the economic development of Guanzhong-Tianshui economic zone in recent years,it reviewed,analyzed,summarized and outlooked the economic growth and development of seven cities,a district,and Xi-xian New Area in Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone.The Xi′an report holds that Xi′an economic development in recent years has cultivated the advantage of differentiation and imitation barriers industry,and high-tech development zone and the various industrial parks have played a dominant industry aggregation,driven and diffusion effects.However,Xi′an’s economy as a whole shows a significant stimulation of investment,while the economic contribution of external trade and domestic demand is relatively weak.Baoji report,based on the AK production function,selects the growth rate of fixed assets investment,employment and the progress in science and technology as independent variables to analyze their effects on the growth of GDP.The report shows the strong promoting effect of domestic fixed asset investment growth on GDP,the original variable coefficient of 0.38,the labor force growth second,the original variable coefficient of 0.21,the technological progress on economic growth last,the original variable coefficient of 0.11.Xianyang report empirically analyzes the factors that affect economic growth.The model shows that the main factor restraining economic growth is the labor force,and we should continue to accelerate technological innovation and upgrade industrial structure.Tianshui report holds that Tianshui’s economy shows a steady and rapid growth,as well as the quality of economy.In addition to consumption demand,investment demand and external demand,human capital accumulation and the R&D input is also the driving force for Tianshui’s economic growth.But there are some main problems existing in Tianshui’s economic growth,such as the widening income gap between urban and rural residents,the slower growth of R&D investment,the slower upgrading of the industrial structure and so on.Weinan Report concludes that urbanization rate and per capita income are the main starting point for stimulating consumer demand.As for investments,the proportion of government investments is too high,which should be turned to the market investments.Weak ability to create value causes a serious shortage of external demand.The analysis of the quality of economy shows that it is taking on a rising trend,which relates to the energy efficiency of economic output,but it is insufficient to support the sustainable development of regional economy.Tongchuan report thinks that Tongchuan has made considerable progress since the implementation of the develop-the-west strategy.Through analyzing the factors of consumer demand,investment demand and net export demand,the report explores the region’s economic growth path and proposes policy recommendations.With the consumption structure changing,the optimization of investment structure and export trade producing a great impetus in recent years.Shangluo report shows that Shangluo’s economic structure is becoming more rational,infrastructure and ecological environment is improving,and the level of urbanization is becoming higher.Yangling report analyzes the problems,on the basis of the main issues in the economic growth and development,which includes that technology cluster innovation is not strong,local economic development is not rapid,the economic development bottleneck highlights the vitality,and innovation is weak.Xi-Xian New District report summarizes the experiences of company’s investments and cooperation,people’s livelihood,public utilities and government services.And the report analyzes the potential problems,including the relationship between economic development and environmental capacity,inter-district coordination of interests,and whether we can get rid of the reliance on land finance and state-owned investment.
Special reports focus on some specific economic issues in Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone from academic view.It includes seven reports this year:the development research report of export-oriented economy industry,the development research of livelihood issues,energy industry development strategy thinking,inter-district interests coordinated development and institutional innovation research,Weihe becoming clear and Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone revitalization,the development report of rural income and rural economy,the development report of the non-public economic issues.
Appendix chronologically records the big events in Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone from May 2011 to September 2012 and records the research results on Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone during the same time.