High-Quality Regional Economic Development Paths in China—QCA-Based Linkage Effect

Zhongxian Duan (), Mengjuan Li and Peng Wu
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Zhongxian Duan: School of Public Management, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Mengjuan Li: School of Public Management, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Peng Wu: School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: High-quality economic development is an organic whole, involving macro, meso, and micro factors, therefore it is necessary to explore the mechanism for quality development in the construction of a modern economic system. Following the new development concept, this paper constructs a measurement system for the economic development quality of 30 provinces and cities in China by using the entropy weight and TOPSIS method. In addition, the linkage effects of factors on high-quality economic development were analyzed by using the fuzzy qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method. The results show that among factors contributing to diversified forms of the high-quality regional economy, the following three stand out: scientific and technological innovation, marketization, and infrastructure construction. On this basis, three paths were proposed for quality economic development, and they are: the innovation- and market-driven mode, the synergy mode of market and innovation, and the market-led conversion mode.

Keywords: high-quality economic development; multiple paths; fsQCA; entropy-TOPSIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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