Transformation development and obstacle degree of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
Development zone(area)is a growth pole of economic development and a platform for institutional innovation,and its transformation and development play an important role in developing China's high-quality economy and building an innovative country.This paper takes Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area(TEDA)as the research object,uses the comprehensive evaluation model to measure its transformation level,and the obstacle degree model to explore and analyze the obstacle factors that may affect TEDA's transformation.The results are as follows:(1)TEDA's transformation and development breaks through the limited life cycle of export processing zone(EPZ),and prolongs the life cycle with new forms and modes by transforming and upgrading the course from EPZ to comprehensive development zone,industrial new city and comprehensive new city;(2)Analysis of the overall developmental course suggests that the comprehensive transformation level of TEDA was low from 2005 to 2019,the level was on the rise from 2005 to 2013,but remained stagnant from 2014 to 2019.(3)Developmental stages are characterized by variance of development and their main obstacles.Specifically,during the period of 2005-2013,the factor-,benefit-,environment-and industry-driving forces remain relatively low,which is mainly caused by weak utilization of domestic capital,low per capita GDP,poor environmental quality,and insufficient high-tech enterprises.In contrast,during the period from 2014 to 2019,the factor-,environment-and innovation-driving forces for transformation and development are insufficient.The main obstacle factors include a decline in quality of foreign capital utilization,insufficient investment in infrastructure,scientific and technological development.Accordingly,this article raised the proposals of actively attracting foreign capital,playing the leading role of domestic capital,improving infrastructure construction to strengthen the joint protection and governance of ecological environment,increasing investment of independent innovation to promote the transformation of the development zone.The research conclusions have theoretical and reference value for the transformation development and relevant research of TEDA and other development zones.
transformation of development zonesfree economic zonestransformation evaluation modelobstacle degree modelTEDA