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Due to economic decentralization, the restoration of economic incentives, and the Chinese government's unbalanced regional development strategy, China's economic growth has been accompanied by widening income inequalities between the more prosperous coastal region and inland areas. The authors explore a major PRC government programme, centred on rural enterprise development, to solve the regional development problem in China. (DÜI-Sen)

Abstract: An issue of growing salience in Chinese politics is the widening income disparities between the more prosperous coastal region and the interior regions. This article provides a preliminary assessment of a government initiative to promote interior development through rural enterprises. It first discusses the factors that led central leaders to consider disparities in regional rural enterprise development as the crux of rising regional inequalities and thus the rationale for a regional policy centered on rural enterprises. Next, the key policy components, including credit availability, tax incentives, and an effort to induce interregional cooperation, are presented. Local government responses are described and analyzed, as is the East-West Rural Enterprise Cooperation Project. The conclusion is that while the rural enterprise initiative has been a worthwhile effort, it will probably have only limited impact on the reduction of regional disparities.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Small is Beautiful - The Regional Importance of Small-scale Activities -- Part One: The Regional Importance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises -- 2. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Role of Small and Medium-sized Industries: A Long-term View -- 3. Innovation and Technology Strategy: Competitive New-technology Firms and Industries

[EN] This article evaluates the incentives to Mexico Innovation Program (PEI), from a regional perspective based on its contribution to the Regional Innovation System (RIS) of Baja California, between 2009 and 2013. Through the both additional behavioral and networks methodologies, the decision making process at companies, and the level of linkages among them, higher education institutions and governmental actors of the RIS is analyzed. The results show that by imposing the financing of innovation projects on the linking of business and scientific actors, PEI is helping to strengthen the RIS, encouraging 15% of its interactions. ; Moctezuma, P.; López, S.; Munagaray, A. (2017). University and Enterprises Linkages for Regional Development in México. En Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 214-223. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAD17.2017.5134 ; OCS ; 214 ; 223

The paper explores the ways in which enterprise and entrepreneurial education (EEE), delivered by HEI's, impacts regional development. To do this we analysed several datasets from The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) focusing on the ways in which HEI start-up activity impacts indicators including GDP and employment. This highlights where further research and investment is needed to ensure a consistent regional development policy which we believe aligns with the conference's focus on connecting practitioners and policymakers to create a genuine change in regional disparities.

The paper explores the ways in which enterprise and entrepreneurial education (EEE), delivered by HEI's, impacts regional development. To do this we analysed several datasets from The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) focusing on the ways in which HEI start-up activity impacts indicators including GDP and employment. This highlights where further research and investment is needed to ensure a consistent regional development policy which we believe aligns with the conference's focus on connecting practitioners and policymakers to create a genuine change in regional disparities.