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    Ownership reform and the changing manufacturing landscape in Chinese cities: The case of Wuxi

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    <div><p>Since the economic transition, manufacturing in China has undergone profound changes not only in number of enterprises, but also in ownership structure and intra-urban spatial distribution. Investigating the changing manufacturing landscape from the perspective of ownership structure is critical to a deep understanding of the changing role of market and government in re-shaping manufacturing location behavior. Through a case study of Wuxi, a city experiencing comprehensive ownership reform, this paper presents a detailed analysis of the intra-urban spatial shift of manufacturing, identifies the location discrepancies, and examines the underlying forces responsible for the geographical differentiations. Through zone- and district-based analysis, a distinctive trend of decentralization and suburbanization, as well as an uneven distribution of manufacturing, is unveiled. The results of Location Quotient analysis show that the distribution of manufacturing by ownership exhibits distinctive spatial patterns, which is characterized by a historically-based, market-led, and institutionally-created spatial variation. By employing Hot Spot analysis, the role of development zones in attracting manufacturing enterprises of different ownerships is established. Overall, the location behavior of the diversified manufacturing has been increasingly based on the forces of market since the land marketization began. A proactive role played by local governments has also guided the enterprise location decision through spatial planning and regulatory policies.</p></div

    National-level and provincial-level development zone in Wuxi, 2013.

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    <p>National-level and provincial-level development zone in Wuxi, 2013.</p

    Location quotients for manufacturing enterprises by ownership in Wuxi, 1985, 2004 and 2013.

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    <p>Location quotients for manufacturing enterprises by ownership in Wuxi, 1985, 2004 and 2013.</p

    Changes of manufacturing enterprises by ownership, 1985, 2004 and 2013.

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    <p>Changes of manufacturing enterprises by ownership, 1985, 2004 and 2013.</p

    Conceptual framework for analyzing the new landscape of manufacturing in China (Note: * Part B: ownership reform is modified from [30–31]).

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    <p>Conceptual framework for analyzing the new landscape of manufacturing in China (Note: * Part B: ownership reform is modified from [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0173607#pone.0173607.ref030" target="_blank">30</a>–<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0173607#pone.0173607.ref031" target="_blank">31</a>]).</p

    Study area.

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    <p>(a) Jiangsu Province in China, (b) Sunan area in Jiangsu Province, (c) Spatial organization of Wuxi City proper (Note: The numbers represent the development zones and industrial parks; see their names in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0173607#pone.0173607.s001" target="_blank">S1 Table</a>).</p

    Hotspot analysis of output value of manufacturing enterprises by ownership in Wuxi, 2013 (Note: AE: All Enterprises; HIDZ: High-tech Industrial Development Zone; IP: Industrial Park; EPZ: Export Processing Zone; ETDZ: Economic and Technical Development Zone; NTRA: National Tourism Resort Area; EDZ: Economic Development Zone; PIP: Private Industrial Park; SIP: Supporting Industrial Park; ICP: Industrial Concentration Park; HIP: High-tech Industrial Park; ITP: International Technical Park).

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    <p>Hotspot analysis of output value of manufacturing enterprises by ownership in Wuxi, 2013 (Note: AE: All Enterprises; HIDZ: High-tech Industrial Development Zone; IP: Industrial Park; EPZ: Export Processing Zone; ETDZ: Economic and Technical Development Zone; NTRA: National Tourism Resort Area; EDZ: Economic Development Zone; PIP: Private Industrial Park; SIP: Supporting Industrial Park; ICP: Industrial Concentration Park; HIP: High-tech Industrial Park; ITP: International Technical Park).</p

    Spatial changes of manufacturing in Wuxi, 1985, 2004 and 2013.

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    <p>Spatial changes of manufacturing in Wuxi, 1985, 2004 and 2013.</p
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