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Research Progresses on Regional Industrial Agglomeration
Yan Ma
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Abstract
Study on regional industrial agglomeration is an important aspect of human geography. It is important even in the study of regional system of human-land relationship. Since the 1970's, some important theories were developed, including new industrial district, new economic geography, and competitive advantage of nation and diamond theory. LU Dadao's theory of Pole Axis system was the important basis of nation and region's industrial distribution. In Li Xiaojian's theory of company geography, many important methods were given on study of enterprise. Many scholars analyzed the mechanisms of industrial agglomeration, mainly on agglomeration economy , trade and market, enterprise linkages, knowledge communication. In China, indexes of industrial agglomeration and FDI were studied specifically, and industrial cluster was the focus. Case studies are mainly on the cities or regions in Southeast China and Beijing. New industry and labor-intensive industry are mainly selected. In China, as a response to globalization and foundation of socialist market economy, it is helpful for the reconstruction of old industrial bases, also it is a key problem in studying regional industrialization and urbanization. Using for reference of theories and practices of studies on regional industrial agglomeration at home and abroad, we should studied the theory of regional industrial agglomeration systematically. The study includes mechanism and laws of industrial agglomeration, relation of industrial agglomeration and regional development, conversion and controlling of regional industrial agglomeration. Some researches should be done on the industrial agglomeration in old industrial bases, including conversion and controlling of regional industrial agglomeration, fostering of multinational corporation and industrial cluster, coordination among the areas in or out industrial agglomeration body. In addition, when cultivating the industrial agglomeration, regional sustainable development should be emphasized.