Analysis of Industrial Diversification Level of Economic Development in Rural Areas Using Herfindahl Index and Two-Step Clustering

The purpose of this study is to analyze the possible relationship between industrial structure and economic development in rural areas South Korea. Accordingly, uses Herfindahl–Hirschman Index a two-step cluster analysis method conduct an empirical Chungcheongbuk-do as research object. results show that among 11 regions with concentrated structures, 2 changed from decentralized low employment 2010 high 2015, while other remained unchanged. Among 18 structure, 5 cluster. Meanwhile, three Based on this, it can be concluded that, for general areas, level diversification, is, more conducive promoting areas. However, there special case, namely certain specific advantages, or are regional economy.