ABSTRACT
While some progress has been made in the understanding of regional development across China's macro regions and provinces, much less attention has been paid to regional development and inequality at the subprovincial level. The emphasis of research on interregional and interprovincial scales is mainly because they are the focus of central government policy and data are readily available for analysis. Intraprovincial inequality, on the other hand, is largely an issue of local governments, and can hardly become a national agenda. Moreover, data constraints have limited the research. However, this level of analysis can reveal detailed processes and forces that operate locally. In addition, substantial regional inequalities exist within the provinces, particularly in those experiencing more rapid growth.
