From the perspective of system and economical reform, inferior transportation was an
advantage at the beginning of China's reform and opening . In an age of poor information
communication, remote and inaccessible areas were less subject to governmental influence and
control, and hence more favorable to those things in exploration stage or which were temporarily
prohibited. This is an important reason behind the bottom-up private economy development and
the existence and development of market-oriented reform in Wenzhou at the beginning of opening
and reform in China. Due to the success, the “Wenzhou mode” and experience were gradually
accepted and highly recognized. It became an unforeseen driving force behind the market oriented
reform and economic development across China. In this sense, the formation and evolution of the
Wenzhou shoemaker cluster is not only significant in itself, but also as a means to understand and
to interpret the development of China ’s economy and system transformation.
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