School of Business, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng City, China.
Shandong Academy of Social Sciences, Jinan, China.
PLoS One. 2024 Aug 26;19(8):e0303236. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303236. eCollection 2024.
We delve into whether the equalization of basic public services can mitigate regional disparities in China's economic resilience. Our analysis reveals that COVID-19 has diminished economic resilience and exacerbated regional differences. Notably, these regional disparities constitute the primary cause of spatial variations in economic resilience. Despite the initially low level of basic public services in Chinese cities, there is a discernible upward trend, indicating a gradual narrowing of regional disparities. Furthermore, we uncover a substantial positive correlation between the equalization of public services and variations in regional economic resilience, thereby offering fresh empirical evidence that the equalization of public services can help bridge the gap in regional economic resilience.
我们深入探讨了基本公共服务均等化是否能够缓解中国经济韧性的地区差异。我们的分析表明，COVID-19 降低了经济韧性并加剧了地区差异。值得注意的是，这些地区差异是经济韧性空间变化的主要原因。尽管中国城市的基本公共服务水平起初较低，但呈明显上升趋势，表明地区差距逐渐缩小。此外，我们发现公共服务均等化与区域经济韧性变化之间存在显著的正相关关系，从而为公共服务均等化有助于弥合区域经济韧性差距提供了新的经验证据。
