This paper represents an exploratory undertaking to analyse the positive aspects of mineral activity in regional development during the past over 40 years in China The results of applying factor analysis and cluster a...This paper represents an exploratory undertaking to analyse the positive aspects of mineral activity in regional development during the past over 40 years in China The results of applying factor analysis and cluster analysis indicate that: the SocioEconomic Development Factor dominates the general pattern of China's regional disparities; the development of specialized mineral activities reinforces the structure through improving the leading position of core regions as a result of developments in rawmaterial manufacturings; mineral development can further regional development through the inception of a national integrated transport system; for most developing areas, mineral industry can act as a key instrument to stimulate and sustain regional development only in terms of their resource perspectiveplentiful resources equals good growth prospects,while scanty resources equates with much poorer prospects Examination of the factor loading pattern reveals that there are only four variables which have positive loadings across all factors These variables provide an insight into the characteristics of early industrialization in China: firstly, the structural transformation from an agrarian society to one rooted in industry in a country can cause a great increase in mineral consumption; secondly, under this pressure, the system of production becomes heavily engaged in the development of mineral processing; thirdly, mineral development can further regional development through the inception of a national integrated transport system; and finally, all the developments can provide the region with great opportunities for achievement of social wellbeing conductive with the “takeoff' point”展开更多
文摘This paper represents an exploratory undertaking to analyse the positive aspects of mineral activity in regional development during the past over 40 years in China The results of applying factor analysis and cluster analysis indicate that: the SocioEconomic Development Factor dominates the general pattern of China's regional disparities; the development of specialized mineral activities reinforces the structure through improving the leading position of core regions as a result of developments in rawmaterial manufacturings; mineral development can further regional development through the inception of a national integrated transport system; for most developing areas, mineral industry can act as a key instrument to stimulate and sustain regional development only in terms of their resource perspectiveplentiful resources equals good growth prospects,while scanty resources equates with much poorer prospects Examination of the factor loading pattern reveals that there are only four variables which have positive loadings across all factors These variables provide an insight into the characteristics of early industrialization in China: firstly, the structural transformation from an agrarian society to one rooted in industry in a country can cause a great increase in mineral consumption; secondly, under this pressure, the system of production becomes heavily engaged in the development of mineral processing; thirdly, mineral development can further regional development through the inception of a national integrated transport system; and finally, all the developments can provide the region with great opportunities for achievement of social wellbeing conductive with the “takeoff' point”
