The changing spatial economy of cities: An exploratory analysis of Cape Town

The spatial economy of South African cities is generally believed to be experiencing selective deconcentration, which may exacerbate social inequality because of the physical disconnection between jobs and population. This paper assesses whether the locational pattern of economic activity across Cape Town is following this trajectory, using data from the Regional Service Council levies between 2001 and 2005. One of the main findings is that the city centre and areas close to the centre have maintained their economic dominance, therefore Cape Town remains a monocentric city. Yet the pattern of recent growth is more dispersed than the prior distribution because suburban nodes have gained a disproportionate share of new activity. In addition, the pattern of recent growth is skewed towards the high-income suburbs and away from the Cape Flats where most of the city's poor live. This uneven growth trajectory may be a source of concern for economic, social and environmental reasons.     

区域合作的现状分析及中国的周边外交战略选择

新区域主义是区域合作的一个重要形式。新区域主义的逐步兴起为中国周边外交战略的日益完善提供良好机遇和理论依据,为中国和周边国家之间的区域合作架起了桥梁,使中国的周边外交展现了更大的魅力。     

Cultural policy and urban regeneration in Western European cities: lessons from experience, prospects for the future

This paper reviews the uses of cultural policy and planning as tools of urban regeneration in western European cities. Following a brief assessment of the evolution of European cultural policy in recent decades, the paper studies the origins and development of the European City/Capital of Culture programme and explores the experience of cities considered to have succeeded in re-imaging and regenerating themselves through cultural activity and special events. The paper ends with a reflection on the notion of cultural planning and its potential as an integrated alternative to urban cultural policy, and offers recommendations for further development within the UK context.     

创业活力对城市工业经济增长的影响——基于多维视角的实证研究

运用Sys-GMM 面板方法来实证研究创业活力对中国城市工业经济增长的影响。研究显示：创业活力显著促进了城市工业增长;东部城市创业活力对工业经济的促进效应最高,中部和西部城市次之,东北城市则不显著;创业活力对城市工业经济的促进效应随着城市规模的递增而提高,即由小城市、中等城市、大城市至特大城市依次递增;在总体上,拥有经济开放政策的城市创业活力促进效应更大,但是当城市开放政策超过一定数量后,这种促进效应反而下降。     

Is small beautiful? Understanding the contribution of small businesses in township tourism to economic development

The increased importance attached by policy-makers to the anticipated developmental effects of tourism in developing countries has been insufficiently examined by academic researchers, particularly in the context of the contribution of small firms in urban areas. This deficiency is addressed by providing a review of existing research followed by an analysis of interviews with 90 tourism business located within and outside the townships of Langa and Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town, South Africa. The findings reveal tensions between the different actors involved in township tourism. While the involvement of small, locally owned, businesses is beneficial, it is limited by conflicts of interest, lack of trust, limited social networks and little attachment to the township locality. The discussion highlights the complexity of tourism's role in economic development, which has significant implications for local policy-makers.     

A welfare-theoretic argument for regional subsidization of industry in the presence of inferior technology

This paper develops a welfare-theoretic argument for regional policy makers to subsidize an industry that has access to superior production technology in another region. The analytical framework is based on a standard general equilibrium model where two regions operating within a federal system are connected by goods trade and capital mobility. Optimal regional policy is designed to improve the capital terms of trade and depends on regional production patterns. Only when the technologically deficient region is diversified in production will optimal policy involve subsidization of an industry that has access to superior technology in another region.     

京津冀地区创新政策对区域创新绩效影响的空间计量分析

提升区域创新绩效是在创新驱动发展背景下促进区域发展的重要手段.对京津冀43个区市2013—2018年的创新政策进行量化,构建空间计量模型,实证研究京津冀各区市创新政策对区域创新绩效的影响.研究结果表明:京津冀各区市创新政策与创新绩效均呈现显著正向空间相关性,空间聚集特征明显;创新政策的实施有利于提升本区域创新绩效,且对相邻区域创新绩效存在空间影响效应;创新政策对区域创新绩效的影响及空间效应均存在区域异质性.相对于天津和河北,北京市的创新政策实施对区内创新绩效的促进作用更明显;不同创新政策工具对创新绩效的影响存在差异,相比于需求侧政策和环境侧政策,供给侧政策对本地区创新绩效的促进作用最强;需求侧政策对相邻区域的创新绩效有正向影响,供给侧和环境侧政策对相邻区域创新绩效有负向影响.     

新模式新特点新启示——保定市白沟镇社会主义新农村建设调查

新农村,不止是刷墙、安电、铺路、修厕所,更在于农民社会主义主体地位的确立,在于其生产方式和生活方式的改变。文章以保定市白沟镇为例,在深入调研基础上,就社会主义新农村建设中的几个问题进行探讨。     

新休假制度下城市居民旅游行为特征分析——以苏州市为例

2008年开始,我国实行新的休假制度。新休假制度下城市居民旅游行为特征会发生很大变化。本文以苏州市城市居民为例,通过问卷调查分析,对比分析小黄金周和传统黄金周城市居民旅游行为特征。得出以下结论：在新休假制度下,城市居民出行频率增加,出游方式多样化;传统节日主要以家人团聚和短线游为主;长线旅游主要选择在带薪假日和国庆节出游。     

珠江三角洲地区发展新能源和可再生能源的经济政策对策思考

《珠江三角洲地区改革发展规划纲要》(2008～2020年)把发展新能源和可再生能源放到非常重要的位置,由此可见,发展新能源和可再生能源有着十分重大的意义。发展新能源和可再生能源是支撑珠江三角洲地区经济发展的重要基础,可推动形成珠江三角洲地区新的经济增长点,还是减少珠江三角洲地区环境治理成本的有力措施,这是珠江三角洲地区经济发展面临的非常迫切的共同课题,应通盘考虑,加强合作,突出重点,大力推进。     

Multilateralism,Regionalism, Bilateral and Crossregional Free Trade Arrangements: All Paved with Good Intentions for ASEAN?

Current initiatives in Asia and Asia Pacific regionalism are responses to regionalism happening elsewhere in the context of globalization, information communication technology and knowledge-based economy. The conclusion is that many economies are 'having it both ways' in multilateralism under World Trade Organization (WTO) and new regionalism. The argument is that the 'first best' theory of free trade under multilateralism and WTO have fallen short. A 'second best' theory of new regionalism has been acknowledged by the Doha ministerial declaration to complement and supplement WTO. Both Asia challenged Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are challenged by ASEAN Plus Three (APT), which originated from the Asian crisis in the failed Asian Monetary Fund (AMF).
  Singapore has responded to these challenges in bilateral trading agreements, driven by its idiosyncratic features of a small, city–state economy and frustrated by laggard ASEAN. Increasingly, there is a divergence in macroeconomic policy between Singapore and ASEAN in terms of openness and competition. The dilemma in Singapore's strategy of bilateral trading agreements and foreign economic trade policy is precisely this divergence in macroeconomic philosophy and policy. The pressure on ASEAN is no less from APT, China and regionalism elsewhere than from Singapore. However, the present paper concedes that bilateral and crossregional trading arrangements are still second best, and that broader regionalism and multilateralism are still superior. With so many regional trading arrangements and emerging competition policy there may be rules of origin or 'spaghetti bowl' effects for Singapore. In 'realpolitiks' and real political economy, the balancing of gains and benefits is not easy.     

空间正义视阈下城市空间治理中的问题与对策研究

正义是社会生活诸多领域追求的理想目标,城市空间领域亦是如此。借助空间正义视角,构建“空间生产-空间分配-空间消费”分析框架。研究发现,当前城市空间治理面临着空间生产资本化、空间分配被剥夺、空间消费区隔化等空间正义失衡问题。城市空间治理的关键在于,遵循以满足居民的现实需求为治理目标,坚持“以人为本”的核心原则,树立空间正义导向,通过创新空间生产模式促进资源公平分配,通过完善城市空间布局,纠正当前的空间失衡现象,构建更加公正、包容、可持续的城市空间环境。     

浅析公共政策投资与城市发展

关于城市发展的研究视角涉及很广,本篇简要阐述公共政策与城市发展的关系。在引入公共政策投资概念的同时,指出一种城市发展与公共政策之间公共权力行为方式——公共政策投资行为的存在,为现实中的城市发展问题提供思考的路径。     

驱动新能源汽车产业发展的地方性政策比较分析

对比全国汽车工业重点城市的新能源汽车产业发展和替代状况,可以发现各地新能源汽车产业发展的发展进度和侧重点各有不同.产业政策是促进新兴产业发展的重要手段,对不同城市的新能源汽车产业政策开展研究,选取上海和武汉两个新能源汽车产业重点城市作为样本,构建政策工具和创新价值链的二维理论分析框架,运用内容分析法比较研究新能源汽车产业地方政策差异及政策效果.结果表明,在制定新兴产业政策过程中,重视战略面政策工具的运用;政策着力点必须瞄准本区域产业发展痛点;新兴产业政策的完备性与产业发展息息相关;注重与产业创新价值链的匹配;结合当地产业发展规律.     

关于塑造南昌城市形象的思考

随着区域经济一体化进程的加快,城市日益成为区域研究的重点,尤其是对城市综合竞争力的研究十分活跃,而城市形象作为城市核心竞争力的一个重要资源性要素,对其进行研究,对提高城市综合竞争力具有重要意义.文章从城市形象的概念入手,分析了南昌城市形象的现状与存在问题,以CI战略为我体,提出了塑造城市形象的对策和建议.