淮海经济区是我国最早的跨省域经济合作区，但是目前区域内部差异显著，中心带动能力不强，“诸侯经济”依然突出。为了实现洼地崛起，淮海经济区在发展路径上，需要做大做强徐州都市圈，塑造强有力的区域龙头；推进苏北鲁南竞合发展，构建市场主导的融合机制；优化经济区的空间结构，推进城市建设的品质化。在政策供给上，需要健全区域经济合作组织架构，探索跨区域的资金供给方式，增强区域政策的精准性与等级性，以期构筑后发地区区域协调发展的新模式。
Huaihai Economic Zone is the earliest trans-provincial economic cooperation zone in China. However，The regional gap is large，the central drive is poor，the economic coordination is weak. In order to realize the economic rise of the region，Huaihai Economic Zone needs to strengthen Xuzhou metropolitan area，promote the co-opetition development ofNorth JiangsuandSouth Shandong，build a market-oriented integration mechanism，optimize the spatial structure of the urban construction. At the same time，Huaihai Economic Zone need to perfect the organizational framework of regional economic cooperation，provide funds for cross-regional financing and enhance the accuracy and level of regional policies.
