October 1, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

How can county-level industrial clusters in China promote urban-rural integration?—A study on the configuration effects based on fsQCA

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This research demonstrates configuration effects of industrial clusters on urban-rural integration pathways, indicating potential policy approaches.

The study reveals three primary models for urban-rural integration driven by industrial clusters.
Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) on a dataset of 343 counties from 2013 to 2023 demonstrates unique pathways.
Key findings identify industrial linkage and service balance as crucial in agriculture-oriented clusters.
Temporal analysis shows a strengthening of industrial linkage and an increase in technology transfer over the past decade.

Liang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This research demonstrates configuration effects of industrial clusters on urban-rural integration pathways, indicating potential policy approaches.