Research on the Realization Mechanism of Promoting Provincial Common Prosperity in China through Urban-Rural Integration Development

Yue Zhang; Youquan Liu; Linfei Wei

doi:10.30560/hssr.v8n4p31

Yue Zhang School of Mathematics and Statistics, Pingdingshan University, China
Youquan Liu School of Mathematics and Statistics, Pingdingshan University, China
Linfei Wei School of Mathematics and Statistics, Pingdingshan University, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30560/hssr.v8n4p31

Keywords: urban-rural integration, common prosperity, spatial spillover effects

Abstract

Under the guidance of the goal of common prosperity in the new era, urban-rural integration development is not only an inherent requirement for solving the problems of unbalanced and insufficient development in China’s provinces, but also an important path for steadily promoting common prosperity in the new development stage. Based on the panel data of 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) in China from 2014 to 2023, this paper uses the entropy method to measure the level of urban-rural integration development and common prosperity, conducts a spatio-temporal evolution analysis of urban-rural integration development and common prosperity level, and uses the spatial lag model to analyze the impact of urban-rural integration on common prosperity and its spatial effect. The results show that: 1) The urban-rural integration development and common prosperity in China are in a state of steady annual increase, and there are certain differences in the current levels among provinces; 2) The level of common prosperity in China has a significant positive spatial correlation, and there is an obvious positive spatial spillover effect among the levels of common prosperity in provinces. Finally, relevant policy suggestions for promoting provincial common prosperity in China through urban-rural integration development are put forward from aspects such as coordinating resource allocation, giving play to the role of policy intervention, implementing differentiated opening-up policies, promoting urban-rural education equality, optimizing the industrial structure, and supporting scientific and technological innovation.

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