湖北与沿海发达地区经济差距比较研究

Comparative Study of Economic Gap between Hubei and Coastal Provinces

近年来,湖北省人均GDP在全国的排名正在下滑:1999年为第12位;2000年为第13位;2002年为第14位。湖北作为中部大省,与沿海发达地区相比较,差距究竟有多大?差距还在扩大吗?湖北将如何崛起、怎样应对?这是一个值得我们冷静思考的重大课题。

The past several years have seen the continuous falling of Hubei's rank in GDP per capita in the whole country, from the 12th in 1999 to the 13th in 2000 and the 14th in 2002. How wide is the gap between Hubei, a big province in central China, and coastal provinces? Is the gap still widening? What should Hubei do to reinvigorate its economy? These are questions discussed in the paper.