An analysis of the policy-making in regulating the industrial structure and distribution in traditional industrial base in middle liaoning province

Abstract

Vigorous development of old industrial bases is one of the decisive strategies accomplishing the industrial modernization in China. From a new viewpoint, the traditional economic-geographical factors such as structure of mine resources, economic and technical base, and natural environment, and new factors such as evolution of industrial structure, the change of macro-regional and-industrial policies, reform of economic system and management and transform of industrial organization are comprehensively studied and analyzed. The conditions to regulate industrial structure and distribution in old industrial bases are evaluated. The program for regulating industrial structure and distribution of old heavy industrial base in middle Liaoning Province including five cities of Shenyang, Anshan, Fushun, Benxi and Liaoyang is put forward, which is accepted by the Territorial Planning of Liaoning Province worked out from 1988 to 1990. With the aid of the analysis of hierarchical process (AHP), the program is examined and evidenced.