| Abstract: | Economic reforms in China since the fare 1970s have led to tremendous economic growth which is most closely related to the industrial development To investigate spatial dynamics of industrialization, this paper will take Jiangsu province as a case study to carry out spatial and dynamics analyses since Jiangsu Province has one of the nation's fastest growl industrial sectors and is a veritable microcosm of China. Since 1978, Jiangsu Province has experienced remarkable economic development especially in industrial sector, however, regional difference still remains very significant at the county level. After examining industrial development at the county level, this paper will analyze the contributions of several components of industrialization. such as state-owned enterprises, collectively-owned enterprises, as well as township and village enterprises. One of the main purposes of this paper is to scrutinize the factors or reasons affecting regional industrialization. The step-wise regression method has been adopted to identify the main reasons influencing development of industrialization. It is found that there are different mechanisms affecting regional industrialization in different time. |
