Abstract:In 2023,the development of Shantou Special Economic Zone was summarized as follows:the three new industries,i.e.,new energy,new materials,and new generation electronic information industries grew rapidly;the two special industries,i.e.,textile and clothing,and toy creativity industries showed obvious supporting role;the “one big” industry,i.e.,comprehensive health industry continued to improve;economic performance rebounded for the better,and high-quality development was solidly advanced;the industrial structure continued to be optimized,and industrial production recovered steadily;the total import and export volume declined,and private enterprise imports kept growing;the quality of innovation continued to improve,and education industry developed steadily;residents’ disposable income grew steadily,social security continued to improve;green ecological construction was promoted,and environmental governance was effective. This report adopts location entropy method,data envelopment analysis(DEA)method,combined with regional GDP and its growth rate and other related indicators to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the socio-economic development of Shantou Special Economic Zone. The study finds that:Shantou’s economic development level ranked in the middle of Guangdong Province and the five major special economic zones;the secondary industry showed a high degree of specialization;there was still room for improvement in the innovation efficiency of inputs and outputs;the supporting effect of industrial development on the economy needed to be improved;the factor reflux effect restricted development. Based on this,this report puts forward suggestions from three aspects:building a cross-regional collaboration mechanism,supporting the technological upgrading of private enterprises,and eliminating the shortcomings of local cultural constraints.
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