Changing Regional Inequality Patterns in Western China: A Case Study of Xinjiang
Regional inequality in western China has been rarely examined and has risen as an important issue in the Chinese academic circle. This study, taking Xinjiang as a case, investigated regional inequality in Xinjiang since the 1990s. The results show that the interregional inequality became more promin...
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| description | Regional inequality in western China has been rarely examined and has risen as an important issue in the Chinese academic circle. This study, taking Xinjiang as a case, investigated regional inequality in Xinjiang since the 1990s. The results show that the interregional inequality became more prominent, while the overall regional disparities among counties and cities have experienced an inverted U-shape path and have been mainly caused by the inequality of the intra-north part of the province. Counties with high economic development levels were mainly located in northern Xinjiang and had a high probability of further moving economic levels. We further found that the regional development pattern in Xinjiang was significantly associated with spatial accessibility, followed by population density and urbanization factors. This paper deepens our understanding of the complex pattern and mechanism of regional inequality in western China, and local specific policies, therefore, are needed to solve the problem. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47cd0b77e7104aeb86de5b62bf83f0512025-08-20T02:37:54ZengWileyComplexity1099-05262021-01-01202110.1155/2021/9160354Changing Regional Inequality Patterns in Western China: A Case Study of XinjiangXianhong Qin0Hui Zou1Lei Wang2School of Public AdministrationKey Laboratory of Watershed Geographic SciencesKey Laboratory of Watershed Geographic SciencesRegional inequality in western China has been rarely examined and has risen as an important issue in the Chinese academic circle. This study, taking Xinjiang as a case, investigated regional inequality in Xinjiang since the 1990s. The results show that the interregional inequality became more prominent, while the overall regional disparities among counties and cities have experienced an inverted U-shape path and have been mainly caused by the inequality of the intra-north part of the province. Counties with high economic development levels were mainly located in northern Xinjiang and had a high probability of further moving economic levels. We further found that the regional development pattern in Xinjiang was significantly associated with spatial accessibility, followed by population density and urbanization factors. This paper deepens our understanding of the complex pattern and mechanism of regional inequality in western China, and local specific policies, therefore, are needed to solve the problem.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9160354 |
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| title | Changing Regional Inequality Patterns in Western China: A Case Study of Xinjiang |
| title_full | Changing Regional Inequality Patterns in Western China: A Case Study of Xinjiang |
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| title_short | Changing Regional Inequality Patterns in Western China: A Case Study of Xinjiang |
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