ABSTRACT
During the post-1978 period, general economic development in Guangdong has been impressive. It is known that rapid economic growth has mainly occurred in the Guangzhou-centred Pearl River Delta Area (PRDA). In the cause analysis of widening regional inequality in Guangdong, interpretation of regression results shows education to be an important factor in regional disparity. The evidence of Guangdong suggests that geography is the key to local economic growth rather than the state. The development experience of many regions, both those located in the PRDA and those in the periphery, suggests that fast economic growth cannot be achieved without addressing the poor transportation first. The contribution made by natural disasters to the slow industrial and economic growth in the underdeveloped regions should be addressed; these include severe flooding, heavy snow and earthquakes. History reveals that Chin is not unused to these natural disasters; this is especially true of the economically poor regions.
