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Changing Regional Inequality Patterns in Western China: A Case Study of Xinjiang

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  • Xianhong Qin
  • Hui Zou
  • Lei Wang
  • Wen-Long Shang

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Regional inequality in western China has been rarely examined and has risen as an important issue in the Chinese academic circle. This study, taking Xinjiang as a case, investigated regional inequality in Xinjiang since the 1990s. The results show that the interregional inequality became more prominent, while the overall regional disparities among counties and cities have experienced an inverted U-shape path and have been mainly caused by the inequality of the intra-north part of the province. Counties with high economic development levels were mainly located in northern Xinjiang and had a high probability of further moving economic levels. We further found that the regional development pattern in Xinjiang was significantly associated with spatial accessibility, followed by population density and urbanization factors. This paper deepens our understanding of the complex pattern and mechanism of regional inequality in western China, and local specific policies, therefore, are needed to solve the problem.

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  • Xianhong Qin & Hui Zou & Lei Wang & Wen-Long Shang, 2021. "Changing Regional Inequality Patterns in Western China: A Case Study of Xinjiang," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2021, pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:complx:9160354
    DOI: 10.1155/2021/9160354
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