简介：Thispaperanalyzestheexistenceofdevelopmentalviewsandcomparestheresultsofpreviousstudiesforunderdevelopedregions.Inviewofthelimitationsofpreviousstudies,thisstudydetailsregionalunit,expandsindexsystem,appliesfactor-analysistostructureindexsystem,usesthefuzzycomprehensiveevaluationmodeltoimproveanalytichierarchyprocess,andidentifiestheeconomicdevelopmentallevelsof384regions,including4municipalities,333citiesatprefecturelevel,and47countiesunderthejurisdictionofprovince.Thelevelsofthe47countiesareidentifiedbydividingtherankofcomprehensivevaluesofmorethan337regionsunitintofiveequalgraduationsandthenmatchingthe47countieswiththefive-graduationresults.Thisstudyprovidesthedistributionofresources-richregioninChinaqualitativelyandquantitativelyintermsofcoal,oilgasandother14kindsofmetalmineralresources.Finally,bymatchingthetwopartsofresults,thisstudyidentifiesthedistributionofunderdevelopedresource-richregions(URRRs).URRRsaremainlydistributedinShaanxi,Shanxi,Guizhou,Yunnan,Sichuan,He’nan,Shandong,GuangxiandGansuprovinces,whichaccountsfor78.57%ofthetotalinChina.Toacertaindegree,theresultofthispaperprovesthat“resourcescurse”existinginthenationalstratificationplaneinlater20thcenturystilltakesplacesinsomecitiesinChina,especiallyinthecountiesofthesecities’jurisdiction.