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1.IntroductionEc21282017.pptxIntroduction
Econ 2128A
Fall, 2017
Map Exercise
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Geographical features
Most populous
Third biggest landmass
Mountainous; only a small portion is arable
Single seacoast; economy was inwardly oriented
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Source: Naughton textbook Chapter 1
Arable Land
Provinces and Regions
33 provincial-level administrative divisions: 22 provinces, 4 municipalities under national supervision, 5 autonomous regions of ethnic minorities, and 2 Special Administrative Region
Macroregions (by William Skinner, not official)
North
Most central region of the Chinese economy
Includes Beijing and Tianjin
Average in terms of development: 22% of China’s population producing 23.4% of GDP in 2015
Lower Yangtze
Most developed, richest part of China for centuries
Plenty of water and efficient transportation
Shanghai is the center of the region
12% of China’s population produces 23% of China’s industrial output and 19% of GDP in 2015
Foreign trade: exports equal to 37% of GDP
Northeast or Manchuria
Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning
Abundant natural resources: more arable land per capita; iron ore, coal, and petroleum
Once center of heavy industry
Struggle in recent years; growth has lagged
Average in economic performance: 8% of China’s population producing 8% of GDP in 2015
Other Macroregions
Middle Yangtze
Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi
Lagged behind the coastal regions
Land well irrigated and intensely cultivated
Upper Yangtze
Chongqing and Sichuan
Fertile and desely populated
Large out-migration
Southwest
Yunnan-Guizhou plateau
Densely populated; low income
Southeast
Farsouth
West
(See Naughton’s textbook for more details)
Changing Regional Dynamics
Since market transition (1980s), economic growth more rapid in coastal provinces
But since 2000s
Change in relative costs (labor, land)
Business started moving inland
Government policy more favorable to inland provinces, such as Western Development Program
But household continued to move toward the coast
Different areas have very different resource endowments and face different developmental challenges
