Economic globalisation has led to changes in the pattern of regional economic development in various countries. These changes have led to many problems, particularly pronounced in ethnic regions. Based on this, this study extracts six factors from the dimensions of ethnic self-awareness and ethnic interaction: self-awareness, self-evaluation, social status, interaction range, frequency of communication, and degree of integration, and constructs a model with cultural identity and self-identity as the core. According to the empirical research on ethnic minorities in Southwest China, it is found that the sustainable development of the regional economy can be promoted by strengthening ethnic self-awareness and ethnic interaction. Moreover, there should be regional differences in the means of strengthening. Based on the ethnic minorities' sense of identity, this study combines the analysis of identity economics to explore how to develop the regional economy of ethnic minority areas while achieving the balanced development of ethnic and cultural values and the economic development of each administrative unit in the region, which is of great significance in promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of the regional economy.

Zhongzheng Fang, Yang Liu, Yishu Zhuo. Study on the Sustainability of Ethnic Groups and Social Regions. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2024) Vol. 6, Issue 1: 31-40. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2024.060105.

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