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Rural Entrepreneurship Development in Southwest China: A Spatiotemporal Analysis

Haoying Li, Jonas Østergaard Nielsen, Rui Chen · 2023 · Land

Summary. Rural entrepreneurship in Mianyang, southwest China grew significantly from 2011 to 2020 as part of government vitalization efforts. The study maps where enterprises emerged and finds that physical geography and institutional support—particularly government policies and infrastructure—shaped entrepreneurship patterns across the region. Rural entrepreneurship develops unevenly and requires analysis at regional scales to understand how local conditions drive business formation.

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Li, H., Nielsen, J. Ø., & Chen, R.. (2023). Rural Entrepreneurship Development in Southwest China: A Spatiotemporal Analysis. Land. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040761

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DOI
10.3390/land12040761
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Categories
entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, policy
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2026-04-28