The Chinese local administrative measures for building up the 'headquarter economy' : a comparison between Pudong and Shenzhen
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Contemporary China
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Volume
21
Issue
73
First Page
149
Last Page
167
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
Why do large domestic and multinational enterprises choose one Chinese city over the others in which to set up their company headquarters? What could the Chinese local governments do in order to attract enterprises to establish headquarters in their localities? Following the Chinese commonly used term ‘headquarter economy’ and investigating the issue mostly from the local governments' perspective, this research examines two cases, Pudong and Shenzhen, to see how they have capitalized on their local advantages and attracted different types of large investments. Both the Pudong and Shenzhen governments provide preferential policies and administrative reforms to build a good investment environment and to develop a ‘headquarter economy’. Their preferential policies are similar in design but different in content, so as to attract different target investors. Their administrative reforms are similar in direction but with variations in pace and design for implementation. Our conclusion shows that ‘headquarter economy’ is a concept flexibly used and wisely adopted by Chinese local governments to develop local economies.
DOI
10.1080/10670564.2012.627671
Print ISSN
10670564
E-ISSN
14699400
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chan, C.-P., & Poon, W.-K. (2012). The Chinese local administrative measures for building up the ‘headquarter economy’: A comparison between Pudong and Shenzhen. Journal of Contemporary China, 21(73), 149-167. doi: 10.1080/10670564.2012.627671