With the coming of knowledge - economy and information - economy , great changes have taken place both in the domestic and in the international markets : uncertainty is increasing , customer adherence is decreasing , market demand is becoming too difficult to be forecasted . traditional comparative advantage theory based on the cheaper labor and capital could not explain the location choices of the modern firms and the development of certain districts 随着知识经济和信息经济的到来,国内外市场发生了巨大变化:不确定性与日俱增、消费者忠诚度不断下降、市场需求变化莫测,传统的建立在廉价的劳动力或资本基础上的比较优势理论已经无法解释今天的企业的区位选择和区域发展。