The temporal and spatial variation of the county economy in Inner Mongolia

This study is based on the GDP per capita of all counties of Inner Mongolia.The data from 2000 to 2010 was selected,the coefficient and ESDA methods were used to study the temporal and spatial changes of the counties' economy.The results showed that the all counties' economy increased,the gaps among these counties were widened sharply.The spatial distribution of the counties' economy was that the high-income counties were in the northwestern area and the low-income counties were in the southeastern area.High-income counties and developed counties were mainly concentrated in the Erdos and Alashan resource-rich counties,the western of Inner Mongolia.The poverty and low-income areas were mainly concentrated in the eastern of Hulunbeier,Hing'an,the central of Chifeng and Tongliao City,the south of Wulanchabu city,with a significant spatial aggregation.