Evaluation on regional competitiveness of Wuhan modern service industry in the comparative perspective: Based on 15 vice-provincial cities' crosswise comparison

Abstract

Based on the comparison and analysis of the relevant study at home and abroad, this paper designs four-level evaluation index system including 24 perform indexes, from the developmental level, developmental potential and developmental environment. Multi-step fuzzy comprehensive evaluation and Kmeans cluster is used to construct the evaluation model of regional competitiveness of modern service industry. Then, according to the measurement results of 15 vice-provincial cities' competitiveness in 2010, this paper compares to get the regional competitiveness level and the weaknesses of modern service industry in Wuhan from the layer indexes, which provides a theoretical reference for urban industrial policy making. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.