Chapter 1: Research on Wenzhou Model: Review and Prospect

Since the reform and opening-up, due to differences in historical and cultural traditions and economic development of various regions, a “one system, multiple modes” situation has emerged in the course of industrialization and marketization in China; namely, under the precondition of an identical basic system of society, each region applies diversified economic system reforms and economic development modes. Among them, the influential ones are Pearl River Delta model, South Jiangsu model, Wenzhou model, etc. Moreover, Wenzhou model has aroused much concern for its particular high spontaneity…