标题: Public Services Equalization in Urbanizing China: Indicators, Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Implications on Regional Economic Disparities

作者: Li, ZK (Li, Zekun); He, SJ (He, Shenjing); Su, SL (Su, Shiliang); Li, GE (Li, Guie); Chen, F (Chen, Fei)

来源出版物: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH DOI: 10.1007/s11205-020-02405-9提前访问日期: JUN 2020

摘要: Public services equalization is closely related to local economic and social development. Hence, it is crucial to explore the changing dynamics of public services equalization and its correlation with regional economic disparities. We first examine the changing spatiotemporal patterns of public services provision and local economic performance at the provincial level across China from 2003 to 2017, using a set of indicators and the Mann-Kendall test. It is found that different types of public services are divergent in both temporal trend and geographical locations. However, both income and expenditure have been significantly increased for all provinces during the study period. Second, we unravel the heterogeneous relationship between public services provision and local economy across time and space using the geographically and temporally weighted regression. Variance decomposition is further employed to quantify the relative contribution of public services provision to local economy. Results show that the impact of different types of public services on local economic system is divergent, which jointly affects local economy system together with political and other economic factors. Thirdly, we use the Theil index and traditional least square regression to further examine the relationships between public services equalization and regional economic disparities. We find that public services equalization is correlated with regional economic disparities at the national level, yet their interrelation varies significantly in different regions. Taken together, through revisiting the role of public services equalization in regional economic disparities and unpacking its geographical and temporal heterogeneity, this study fills salient research gaps and informs policymaking towards a long-term goal of social equalization.

入藏号: WOS:000540940100002

语言: English

文献类型: Article; Early Access

作者关键词: Public service; Social equalization; Geographically and temporally weighted regression; Theil index; Regional economic disparity

地址: [Li, Zekun; Su, Shiliang; Li, Guie] Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.

[He, Shenjing] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Urban Planning & Design, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.

[Chen, Fei] Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Res Inst, Guangzhou, Peoples R China.

通讯作者地址:

Wuhan Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Sci, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.

电子邮件地址:shiliangsu@163.com

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