首位性城市与西部经济发展——以西安为例

The Primate City and Economic Development of the Western Region——Xi'an As An Example

西部首位性城市与区域内其他地区相比具有较低的交易成本和明显的聚集效应,对省内乃至整个西部经济具有较强的辐射和带动作用,对西部地区实现城市化,提高人均收入水平具有重要意义。实施以发展首位性城市为枢纽的西部经济发展战略有助于提高西部开发的效益,避免经济开发对资源、环境的过度利用和破坏。提高首位性城市的经济自由度和市场开放程度,增强首位性城市的竞争力和经济实力,大力发展服务业,对实现西部经济发展的目标具有重要意义。

Contrasted with other places in the same region, primate city of the west has significant agglomeration effects and lower transaction cost, and it still has obvious radiation effect on the province and the whole west. Developing the primate city is beneficial for urbanization and improving per capita income of the west. Meanwhile, focusing on developing the primate city will be helpful to increase the benefits of western development and to avoid destroying natural resources and environment of the region. Furthermore, improving market prosperity of the primate city, enhancing its economic competition power, and expanding its service industry will have prominent effect on the western economy.