外经贸对地区经济发展的贡献问题研究——以广东省中山市和韶关市为例

A Study on the Contribution of International Trade to Regional Economic Growth——Evidence from Zhongshan City and Shaoguan City in Guangdong Province

文章对比分析广东省对外依存度高的中山市和对外依存度低的韶关市的对外贸易对地区经济的直接拉动作用,同时以中山市为例,从产业、技术、资金、就业、消费、国际化等多方面探究对外贸易对地区发展的关联贡献。在此基础上,研究进一步指出对外贸易对地区经济贡献的若干提升空间。在多变的国内外环境下,应该重新认识外经贸在地区经济持续发展中的重要地位,并竭力提高外经贸对地区的经济贡献。最后提出相应的政策建议。

This paper makes a comparative analysis on the direct pulling effect of international trade on regional economic de-velopment in both Zhongshan city and Shaoguan city of Guangdong province,which represents high or low reliance on inter-national trade respectively. Meanwhile,the paper,based on the evidence from Zhongshan city,explores the contribution of international trade to regional economic development in many relevant aspects including industry,technology,fund,em-ployment, consumption and globalization and so on. Furthermore, the paper points out some room for improvement in the contribution of international trade to economic development in Zhongshan city. It is necessary to rediscover the importance of international trade on the sustainable economic development and strive to enhance its contribution to regional economic devel-opment in the context of changing domestic and global situations. Finally,the paper puts forward some policy suggestions.