Producer service linkages and city connectivity in the mega-city region of China: A case study of the Pearl River Delta
Producer service linkages and city connectivity in the mega-city region of China: A case study of the Pearl River Delta
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DOI：
10.1177/0042098014544762
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发表时间：
2015-10
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影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
A. Yeh;F. F. Yang-F.;Jiejing Wang
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作者：
A. Yeh;F. F. Yang-F.;Jiejing Wang
本文研究了珠江三角洲（珠三角），中国增长最快和全球化的特大城市地区之一的企业内和企业间的生产性服务联系和城市连通性。研究表明，近20年来，生产性服务业的快速增长已成为形成区域网络的关键因素，而以前主要由制造业活动形成。为了更好地理解特大城市区域的机制，必须在关于全球化和特大城市区域的文献与关于服务经济的研究之间建立联系，不仅要考虑公司内部的办公室联系，而且要考虑不同公司和经济部门之间生产者服务的联系。通过对珠三角三个主要城市1020家生产性服务企业的问卷调查，我们发现，生产性服务业的企业内部和企业之间的联系，以不同于制造业活动的方式，将珠三角三个主要城市联系在一起，形成了一个层级化和地方化的区域系统。
This paper examines the intra- and inter-firm producer service linkages and city connectivity of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), one of the fastest growing and globalising mega-city regions in China. The study reveals that the rapid growth of producer services in the recent two decades has emerged as a crucial contributor to the formation of the regional network that was previously shaped mainly by manufacturing activities. To provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of mega-city regions, a nexus between the literature on globalisation and mega-city regions and the studies on the service economy must be developed to consider not only intra-firm office connections, but also the linkages of producer services between different firms and economic sectors. Through a questionnaire survey covering 1020 producer service firms in three major PRD cities, we provide evidence that in a manner different from manufacturing activities, producer services linkages, both intra-firm and inter-firm, bind the cities into a hierarchical and localised regional system.