Abstract

Urban area are the main spatial carrier for services growth in China, and there are various factors influencing urban services growth in China. This paper investigated the factors influencing urban services growth from the demand side. Specifically, it measured the contributions of per capital income, urbanization, and division of labor on urban services growth by using hierarchical multiple regression technique with data of 2009-2013 from 286 sample cities. Generally, all the demand factors were positively significant to urban services growth. Especially, per capita income and urbanization contributed towards urban services growth most significant, followed by division of labor. Therefore, a general demand expansion strategy including measures to improve residents’ income, promote urbanization, and deepen division of labor, should be given greater priority to promote urban services growth.

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