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The Evolution and Factors Affecting the Distribution Industry in Poverty-Stricken Counties of Henan Province, China

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  • Yiwei Chen

    (School of Logistics and Transportation, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Yuhuan Xu

    (School of Logistics and Transportation, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Sijin Li

    (School of Logistics and Transportation, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

  • Yin Huang

    (School of Logistics and Transportation, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China)

Abstract

Under the background of rural revitalization and domestic and international double circulation, vigorously developing the rural distribution industry is an important measure needed to accelerate the process of urban–rural integration, and to enhance the effect of poverty alleviation. In this study, 36 poverty-stricken counties in the southeast of Henan Province, China were selected as research objects; the evolution characteristics and factors influencing the counties’ distribution industries and their development were studied, using the modified gravity model, exploratory spatial data analysis, and a spatial econometric model. The overall scale of the county-level distribution industry in the poverty-stricken areas of southeast Henan expanded, but regional development was uneven, and a spatial pattern of “high in the northeast–low in the southwest” was demonstrated. Meanwhile, the development of the distribution industry in the counties of the district had a circular spatial trend of “agglomeration–diffusion–agglomeration”, with a significant local spatial polarization effect. In addition, the technology level, market demand, population size, and industrial structure adjustment had positive spatial spillover effects on the development of counties’ distribution industries, while labor and capital exerted negative spatial spillover effects. On this basis, to promote the interactive development of the distribution industry and rural economic growth and further accelerate the process of urban–rural integration, we should continually optimize the spatial layout of the distribution industry, improve the construction of county-level circulation infrastructure, and boost new circulation formats and models.

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  • Yiwei Chen & Yuhuan Xu & Sijin Li & Yin Huang, 2023. "The Evolution and Factors Affecting the Distribution Industry in Poverty-Stricken Counties of Henan Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-17, April.
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