Developing China's West: Producer services in metropolitan Xi'an

Abstract

China's maturing economy raises questions as to the convergence of urban‐economic spatial patterns with those in developed countries. Three major components of producer services – financial, information consultancy and computer services – indicate the development of advanced economic functions that drive growth. This research assesses producer services in Xi'an, the biggest city in Western China. Methods include ArcGIS analysis of the spatial layout of service sector companies and interviews with corporate managers. Highly agglomerated sectors display different spatial characteristics resulting from the interaction of market demand, urban planning and government policy directing the growth and place of these tertiary functions. Resumen. La economía China, en fase de maduración, plantea interrogantes en cuanto a la convergencia de los patrones espaciales urbano‐económicos con los de los países desarrollados. Tres componentes principales de los servicios a la producción – financiamiento, consultorías de información y servicios de informática – sirven de indicadores del desarrollo de aquellas funciones económicas avanzadas que impulsan el crecimiento. Este estudio evalúa los servicios a la producción en Xi'an, la ciudad más grande de China Occidental. Los métodos incluyen el análisis mediante ArcGIS de la distribución espacial de las empresas del sector servicios y entrevistas con ejecutivos de empresas. Los sectores con una elevada aglomeración muestran diferentes características espaciales que resultan de la interacción de la demanda del mercado, la planificación urbana y las políticas gubernamentales para gestionar el crecimiento y la ubicación de estas funciones terciarias.

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