中文摘要：

许多处于省际边界地区的城市发展缓慢，在本省经济发展过程中不断被边缘化，加剧了区域发展的不平衡。然而，这些城市自身的优势条件又为其带来了发展机遇，如何利用这些条件来促进边缘城市的发展是研究的重点和难点。安徽省阜阳市是位于豫皖省际边界地区的边缘城市，它在地理、经济和政策上都处于边缘化地位，但它又具有特殊的社会资源条件，如腹地范围广阔、人口规模庞大、打工经济发达和便利的交通条件等。在分析阜阳市具备的优势条件的基础上，从区域和市域两个层面来探索阜阳的发展路径，以促使其摆脱边缘化的地位，也期望对其他边缘城市的发展有所启示。

英文摘要：

Many cities situated in the border areas of different provinces are gradually marginalized ,. and it is very difficult for them to make progress. However, some of these cities have very favorable resource conditions, which may boost their economy in some ways. Fuyang is located at the border area of Anhui and Henan, there are many problems emerged during its development process, as make it a backward city. Nevertheless, it has many ad- vantages, such as a large population, migrant workers economies, convenient traffic conditions, which bring Fuy- ang some valuable development opportunities. After analyzing the disadvantages and advantages of Fuyang, this ar- ticle puts forward some pathways to boost its economic development from regional scale and urban scale, and the re- search will have enlightenment on other edge cities.