This paper provides an empirical analysis of the status of Pan-Yangtze River Delta region from three different perspectives—industrial development, industrial gathering and industrial gradient theory with releted policy implications.The basic conclusions are as followings:1.The dependence of the industrial economy is relatively high and three industrial structures are irrational in"Pan-Yangtze River Delta"as a whole; there are promising cooperation room for these four provinces and one city; driven by market and government the industry transform in Yangtze River Delta will be a hot topic in the next few years.2.Industry concentration indexes of Anhui and Jiangxi are generally high due to the local rapid industrial development in recent years. However, the high level of industrial spatial concentration does not develop into the high level of industrial clusters, indicating that industrial spatial concentration is necessary condition for industrial clusters rather then sufficient condition.3.The industrial gradient coefficient of these traditional industries (textile, machinery and chemical etc.) in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai is relatively high and adjusting these traditional industries is the arduous task in the Yangtze River Delta;4.Although the government of Anhui and Jiangxi attach great importance and these local enterprises actively undertake the transfer of industries, there are lots of hardware and software barriers during the actual implementation. |