Table 3 Variable description.
Theory | Variable | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Techno-economic paradigm | Industrial structure | The current state of the tertiary industry | Zhang and Zhang, 2023; Sun and Huang, 2020 54,55 |
Developmental potential | The development of the tertiary industry | Zhang and Zhang, 2023; Liu et al., 2024 54,56 | |
inclusive growth | Cultural resources | Library collection/registered residence population | Balsalobre-Lorente, 2023; Richards, 2018 18,57 |
Educational attainment | Education expenditure/registered residence population | Geng et al., 2023 58 | |
Medical standards | Number of doctors/registered residence population | Guan et al., 2024 59 | |
Sustainable development theory | Consumption capacity | Social consumption/GDP | Zhang et al., 2024; Font and McCabe, 2017 12,60 |
Government support | Local fiscal expenditure/GDP | Liu et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2022 61,62 | |
Economic development | GDP growth rate | Zaman et al., 2015; Liu, 2023 63,64 |
