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Weiwei Liu1, Zhiwei Liu2, Lian Wang2
1School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|July 18, 2022
Summary
China's regional social development gap narrowed nationally and between East, Central, and West regions from 2011-2020. However, internal disparities grew in Central and Western regions, while the East saw a decline in its internal social development gap.
Area of Science:
- Urbanization and Regional Development
- Socioeconomic Disparities in China
Background:
- Rapid urbanization in China has led to unbalanced regional city development, impacting economic, ethnic, and political stability.
- Understanding social development disparities is crucial for coordinated national progress.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the trends in China's regional social development gap between 2011-2020.
- To assess changes in social development disparities across and within China's eastern, central, and western regions.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from 2011-2015 and 2016-2020 periods for 35 large and medium cities.
- Employed a comprehensive evaluation model combining qualitative and quantitative analysis.
- Applied cluster analysis and standard deviation coefficient of variation to measure development gaps.
Main Results:
- Overall national social development levels improved, and the gap between cities decreased.
- The social development gap between China's eastern, central, and western regions declined.
- Internal social development disparities decreased in the East but increased in the Central and Western regions.
Conclusions:
- China's regional social development shows a trend of narrowing gaps nationally and inter-regionally, but with increasing intra-regional disparities in the Central and Western areas.
- Findings offer insights for rapidly urbanizing developing countries navigating globalization.
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