Research on Coupling and Coordination between Agricultural and Rural Modernization and High-quality Development of County Economy: A Case Study of Hebei Province, China

Yixuan Fan; Zhenzhong Shen; Shuxun Zhou; Liya Wang

doi:10.6981/FEM.202408_5(8).0022

Authors

Yixuan Fan
Zhenzhong Shen
Shuxun Zhou
Liya Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6981/FEM.202408_5(8).0022

Keywords:

Agricultural and Rural Modernization; High-quality Development of County Economy; Coupling Coordination; Entropy Weight Method; TOPSIS.

Abstract

The modernization of agriculture and rural areas is related to the progress and quality of the overall goal of modernization construction. At present, as the hub of urban and rural areas in China, the potential of counties to achieve modernization of agriculture and rural areas still needs to be further explored. This article selects 12 districts and counties with ethnic characteristics in Hebei Province as the research object, aiming to deeply explore the coupling and coordination between modernization of the rural areas and high-quality development of county economy in the selected areas. Firstly, this article constructs an innovative coupling coordination model based on entropy weight coupling coordination method and TOPSIS coupling coordination method, explores and analyzes the inherent relationship between agricultural and rural modernization and county economic development, and provides a new methodological framework for evaluating the interaction between these two key subsystems. The findings reveal the following: (1)The districts and counties involved are mainly in the primary coordination stage of the coupling relationship between agricultural and rural modernization and county-level economic development, and have shown a positive growth trend in the past five years.(2) In the coupling and coordination index system of agricultural and rural modernization and county economy, industrial development has the most significant impact on agricultural and rural modernization. At the same time, the production index is also the factor with the biggest impact on the high-quality development of county economy. Therefore, improving the productivity level of counties and rural areas will continue to empower urban and rural development.Overall, the coupling and coordination level between agricultural and rural modernization and high-quality development of county-level economy is relatively high and showing a growing trend, with a relatively small degree of differentiation between the two levels.In China, rural areas and county economies promote each other, achieve integrated development, and have a strong economic correlation between each other.

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