Evaluation of regional sustainable development of selected Chinese provinces

Jing Cai; György Iván Neszmélyi; László Vasa

doi:10.15549/jeecar.v10i3.1200

Authors

Jing Cai Budapest Business School, Hungary
Prof. Dr. György Iván Neszmélyi Budapest Business School, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-5403
Prof. Dr. László Vasa Széchenyi István University, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3805-0244

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v10i3.1200

Keywords:

Sustainable regional development, Urban agglomeration, Economic zone, Chinese economic strategy, Entropy method

Abstract

This study aims to investigate and evaluate the status of sustainable development in the Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang provinces over a decade (2011-2020) using the quantitative analysis approach of the entropy weight TOPSIS method. Based on the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plans, this research analyzes the three provinces' social, economic, and environmental development using data collected from relevant economic and social sectors in China. The findings demonstrate that the sustainable development levels in the respective regions of these three provinces have improved, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during the study period. Drawing upon the 14th Five-Year Plan promulgated in 2021, the report provides recommendations for future social, economic, and environmental development in the examined region. The study's results have implications for similar regions seeking to achieve sustainable development goals.

Author Biographies

Jing Cai, Budapest Business School, Hungary

Ms. Jing Cai is a Ph.D. candidate at Doctoral School of Entrepreneurship and Management, Budapest Business School in Hungary, with a major research interest in regional sciences economics.

Prof. Dr. György Iván Neszmélyi, Budapest Business School, Hungary

Dr. György Iván Neszmélyi is a Professor at the Faculty of International Management and Business. He was Faculty Head of International Relations between 2018 and 2021, then since 2021, he has been Head of Research at the Oriental Business and Innovation Center of Budapest Business School. Furthermore, he is the Academic Director and Lecturer of Advenio eAcademy in Malta and is also involved in the research and academic activities of MATE. Dr. Neszmélyi main research field is the examination of economic and social factors in the economic growth of emerging and developing regions. Author and co-author of about 180 scientific publications

Prof. Dr. László Vasa, Széchenyi István University, Hungary

Prof. Dr. László Vasa after his degrees in agricultural economics, German-Hungarian translation, and international MBA studies, completed his Ph.D. and post-doctoral degree at Szent Istvan University, Hungary. He worked as an associate professor and vice dean for international affairs of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the same university. Dr. Vasa main fields of research are the economics of transition, Post-Soviet studies, and international issues of agricultural economics. He is a Professor and Ph.D. supervisor of Hungarian and foreign doctoral schools, and a member of the editorial board of various referred international and Hungarian scientific journals.

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