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Industrial linkages and rural industrialization: A case study of Henan Province, China

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The fast growth of rural industry in China has generated regional development of large rural areas. What role does industrial linkages play in Chinese rural industrialization? This is a same question as the relation between industrial linkages and regional development which has been discussed for decades and no final conclusion reached. The paper pursues the discussion and focuses on rural areas in China with special reference to Henan Province. On the basis of data from an investigation on nearly 200 industrial enterprises, this study emphasizes that the linkages play a very important role in spreading development of industry in rural areas. It is recommended that the national policies should prompt industrial linkages to upgrade the technological level of rural industry and to integrate rural industry with urban industry.

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  1. Department of Geography, Henan University, 475001, Kaifeng, PRC

    Li Xiaojian

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Li, X. Industrial linkages and rural industrialization: A case study of Henan Province, China. Chinese Geographical Science 3, 255–263 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664278

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