Research progress on trade intermediaries and a new analytical perspective on ''global-local'' interaction

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-9479.2025.02.20230559

Abstract

Abstract:

Trade intermediaries are a typical type of intermediary, mainly responsible for providing distribution services such as logistics, warehousing, customs clearance, and other services for buyers and sellers. Existing research focuses on three issues, including the functions, types, and effects of trade intermediaries. However, due to the narrow research perspective, existing studies lack a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of economic globalization, making it difficult to conduct a systematic analysis of the above three issues. In this regard, it is better to focus on the "global-local" interactive perspective of economic geography.It analyzes the functions, types, and effects of trade intermediaries from three dimensions: factors, industrial organization, and spatial scale. Specifically, starting from the factor dimension, it explores how trade intermediaries play a mediating role in the circulation of goods and information factors between regions; then, from the perspective of industrial organization, it analyzes the differences in form and function of trade intermediaries in different industrial organization models; finally, from the spatial scale dimension, it discusses the socio-economic effects of trade intermediaries at the enterprise scale, regional scale, and global/national scale. Compared with previous research, starting from the "global-local" interactive perspective can comprehensively sort out the functions, types, and effects of trade intermediaries, not only filling the blind spots in current research on trade intermediaries, but also enriching the understanding of intermediary institutions in economic geography.

Key words: trade intermediaries, intermediaries, "global-local"interaction, China

摘要：

中介机构是经济全球化的重要行动者。贸易中介是一类典型的中介机构，主要负责为买卖双方提供物流仓储、报关清关等分销服务。现有研究关注3类议题，包括贸易中介的功能、类型和效应。但由于研究视域较窄，缺乏对经济全球化特征的整体把握，进而难以对上述3类议题进行系统性分析。对此，可围绕经济地理学的“全球-地方”互动视角，从要素、产业组织和空间尺度3个维度对贸易中的功能、类型和效应进行分析。具体而言，分别从要素维度切入探讨贸易中介的商品媒介和知识媒介功能；从产业组织维度切入分析贸易中介在不同产业组织模式中所呈现的形态与功能差异；从空间尺度维度切入论述贸易中介在企业尺度、区域尺度和全球/国家尺度的社会经济效应。相比过往研究，基于“全球-地方”互动视角可更全面地对贸易中介的功能、类型和效应进行梳理，丰富了经济地理学对于中介机构的认识。

关键词: 贸易中介, 中介机构, “全球-地方”互动, 中国

Sheng JIANG, Guojun YU, Canfei HE. Research progress on trade intermediaries and a new analytical perspective on ''global-local'' interaction[J]. World Regional Studies, 2025, 34(2): 55-69.

蒋晟, 俞国军, 贺灿飞. 贸易中介研究进展及“全球-地方”互动的新分析视角[J]. 世界地理研究, 2025, 34(2): 55-69.

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俘获型	进出口代理	基础分销服务	物流仓储、报关清关
俘获型	进出口代理	增值分销服务	销售进度分享、分销信息共享

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