文章认为“世界工厂”的实质是某一国家或地区具有地点竞争优势 ,而地点竞争优势的基础在于成本差异。在全球化与信息化条件下 ,要素成本与制度成本的差距逐步得到缩小 ,而文化成本的差异则成为决定地点竞争优势的关键。培育和形成以创新与竞争为核心的制造文化 ,是降低文化成本和提升地点竞争力的主要途径。 The article argues that the essence of “world factory” is that a certain country or region has the location competitive advantage, and the location competitive advantage is based on the cost difference. Under the conditions of globalization and informationization, the gap between factor costs and system costs has been gradually narrowed. However, the differences in cultural costs have become the key to determining the competitive advantage of locations. Cultivating and forming a manufacturing culture centered on innovation and competition is the main way to reduce cultural costs and enhance the competitiveness of locations.