Inclusive Green Growth and Regional Disparities: Evidence from China

Abstract

It is determined that inclusive green growth comprises processes of economic development and inclusiveness as a system of inclusions, taking into account the anthropogenic burden on the ecosystem, as well as the relational nature of socio-economic transformations. This article is an evaluation of this issue in the context of a contemporary Chinese society beset by regional inequalities that uses the Yangtze River basin as a case study. An index system has been constructed for inclusive green growth measurement, and kernel density and the Dagum Gini coefficient are used to analyze and describe characteristics regarding the distribution and spatial disparities within and between city clusters. The article then concludes that all city clusters are developing towards an inclusive green economy. There are still significant inequalities in inclusive growth among city clusters. Most city clusters are converging so slow that it will take a long time for weaker cites to catch up with stronger cites. City clusters also suffer major inner imbalances and gaps are widening. This paper argues that the profession needs to be more proactive in promoting strategic and targeted policies within such an unequal growth context.

Renewable energy technology innovation and inclusive low-carbon development from the perspective of spatiotemporal consistency

“…Referring to the existing studies (Yang et al 2021 ; Sun et al. 2022 ; Liu et al 2021a , b , c ; Zhao et al 2022a , b ; Su et al 2021a , b ; Sun et al 2021a , b ; Fang et al 2020 ), the following control variables are selected. Population size (POP) is defined by the total population.…”

“…Li et al ( 2021a , b ) constructed an index system to measure inclusive green growth in the Asia–Pacific region from four dimensions, including economic prosperity, social inclusion, resource utilization and environmental sustainability. Liu et al ( 2021a , b , c ) constructed an index system from the economic, social and ecological dimensions to examine the inclusive green growth level and its spatial differences in the Yangtze River Basin. Cao ( 2022 ) constructed an index system from the three dimensions of inclusion, green and growth to measure the inclusive green growth level in Anhui Province.…”

“…Furthermore, scholars pay more attention to the influencing factors and realization paths in low-carbon development. Some studies have examined that the measures such as Internet Plus, national policies, clean energy use, carbon tax policies, industrial transformation, digital economy and the promotion of global value chains directly promote low-carbon development in different regions (Zhang et al 2019a , b ; Wang et al 2020 ; Zhang et al 2021 ; Liu et al 2021a , b , c ; Wang et al 2022 ; Lin and Li 2022 ; Shi and Xu 2022 ). Zeqiraj et al ( 2020 ) found that the development of the stock market indirectly improves the low-carbon development in EU countries by promoting technological innovation.…”

“…Liguo et al ( 2022 ) found that RETI is beneficial to low-carbon development in the USA, where green international cooperation technology development plays a positive moderating role. Liu et al ( 2021a , b , c ) found that RETI reduces carbon emissions in oil-importing countries, but has no significant effect on oil-exporting countries. Godil et al ( 2021 ) verified that RETI effectively promotes carbon reduction in the transportation sector in China.…”

Research on the Dynamic Evolution and Improvement Path of Inclusive Green Development Efficiency in China: a Perspective of Urban

“…Scholars have begun to study regional inclusive green development from multiple perspectives and pertinence based on the measurement of inclusive green development. The research regions mainly involve the sub-Saharan African countries [25], the Russian federation [26], river basins or economic belts of China [27]. first, spatial and temporal characteristics and regional variability are analyzed.…”