NEW DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH TOWARD CHINESE MODERNIZATION: TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND RELATIONSHIPS
CHEN Hong-ji1,2,3, ZENG Gang1,2,3, CAO Xian-zhong1,2,3, CHEN Peng-xin1,2,3, WAN Yuan-yuan1,2,3, WANG Jia-wei1,2,3
1. The Center for Modern Chinese City Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; 2. Institute of Urban Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; 3. School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Abstract：Exploring new drivers of economic growth in the process of Chinese modernization is a responsibility that economic geography faces in this era. This paper theoretically elucidates how the new triad of technology, data, and relationship drives economic growth. By employing geographical detectors, we empirically demonstrate the transformative trend where these new elements are replacing the traditional triplet. The study reveals several key findings: 1) With their advantages of incrementality, cumulativeness, and infinity, the new triplet can continuously fuel economic growth. They are gradually supplanting the core position held by the traditional triplet of land, labor, and capital in the economic growth driving force system, emerging as the new impetus for China's economic growth in the new era. 2) As a hidden and incremental factor, relationship resources play a crucial driving role in regional economic growth. They facilitate the interaction and reorganization of regional resources, providing convenient connection channels for the flow of other resource elements. 3) The economic driving effects of the new and old triplets exhibit significant spatial heterogeneity.
陈鸿基, 曾刚, 曹贤忠, 陈鹏鑫, 万媛媛, 王嘉炜. 面向中国式现代化的经济增长新动能：技术、数据与关系[J]. 人文地理, 2025, 40(5): 78-89.
CHEN Hong-ji, ZENG Gang, CAO Xian-zhong, CHEN Peng-xin, WAN Yuan-yuan, WANG Jia-wei. NEW DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH TOWARD CHINESE MODERNIZATION: TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND RELATIONSHIPS. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 2025, 40(5): 78-89.
