Evaluation of Common Prosperity Level and Regional Difference Analysis along the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Yuhan Wang, Zenghui Huo (), Dongpo Li and Mei Zhang
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Yuhan Wang: College of Economics & Management, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Zenghui Huo: College of Economics & Management, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Dongpo Li: College of Economics and Trade, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China
Mei Zhang: College of Economics & Management, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou 310018, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: Common prosperity is the essential requirement of socialism as well as the common aspiration of social people. This article constructed an evaluation index system of 25 indicators for common prosperity, covering four dimensions of material wealth, harmonious social life, rich spiritual life, and livable ecological environment. The TOPSIS method was used to comprehensively rank nine provinces and two municipalities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The results show that the level of common prosperity along the Yangtze River Economic Belt increased significantly from 2010 to 2019, and the level of common prosperity in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is much higher than that in the middle and upper reaches. According to the differences in common prosperity levels among regions, provinces and cities are divided into three categories: high, unbalanced, and low. Combined with the characteristics of each type of region, policy suggestions were put forward from the perspectives of strengthening the regional industrial cooperation mechanism, deepening the construction of regional livelihood infrastructure and basic public services, and improving the ability of regional environmental coordination.

Keywords: Yangtze River Economic Belt; common prosperity; TOPSIS; regional differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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