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Growth Pole Theory

Growth Pole Theory
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

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A theory proposed by François Perroux, which holds that economic growth does not occur simultaneously in all regions, but first develops in certain innovative industries or enterprises (growth poles), and then drives the development of surrounding areas through diffusion effects.

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Regional development strategy formulation. It provides a theoretical basis for driving regional development through cultivating growth poles. In regional planning, it supports selecting areas or industries with potential as growth poles, and through policy support and resource allocation, forms a radiating and driving effect.

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Growth first agglomerates in a few innovative sectors/regions, and through forward/backward linkages and diffusion effects, spills over to drive surrounding areas; rather than spreading evenly. The pole polarizes internally and radiates externally.

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