为发展桂北经济而提出的“旅游立市、工业强市、商贸富市、科教兴市、外向带动”战略方针正是发展极理论与梯度开发理论在实际中的应用 ,在运用中必须把握好。本文从发展极理论和梯度开发理论出发 ,论证了桂北经济的发展是桂林发展极与梯度开发理论高度结合的结果 In order to develop the economy in northern Guangxi, the strategic guideline of “establishing a tourism market, a strong industrial city, a prosperous trade city, invigorating the city with science and education, and extroverted development” is exactly the application of the theory of development pole and the theory of gradient development in practice. it is good. Based on the theory of development pole and the theory of gradient development, this paper argues that the economic development in northern Guangxi is the result of a combination of the development pole of Guilin and the theory of gradient development