Table 1 Ten PLADs chosen to represent different parts of China in this study with their 2018 per capita GDP rank
10 PLADs chosen for this study | Five layers of 31 PLADs | 2018 per capita GDP rank of the 10 PLADs |
|---|---|---|
Chongqing | 1st layer | 11/31 |
Yunnan | 1st layer | 30/31 |
Gansu | 1st layer | 31/31 |
Jilin | 2nd layer | 14/31 |
Henan | 2nd layer | 18/31 |
Jiangxi | 2nd layer | 24/31 |
Shandong | 3rd layer | 8/31 |
Guangdong | 4th layer | 7/31 |
Beijing | 5th layer | 1/31 |
Shanghai | 5th layer | 2/31 |