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Regional Development and the Competitive Dynamics of Global Production Networks: An East Asian Perspective
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Yeung H. W.-C. Regional development and the competitive dynamics of global production networks: an East Asian perspective, Regional Studies. The debate on the nature and dynamics of regional development in both academic and policy circles has now moved on from the earlier focus on endogenous regional assets to analysing the complex relationship between globalization and regional change. This position paper attempts to engage with this debate through the experience of regional development in East Asia. The paper shows that regional development cannot be understood independently of the changing dynamics of global production networks. While the existing literature on East Asia tends to focus on the state as the key driver of economic development at the national and regional levels, it is argued that the developmental state is a necessary but not sufficient condition for regional development to take place. Instead, one needs to study the complex strategic coupling of those economic actors, particularly large business firms, operating in specific regions in Asia with their lead firm counterparts orchestrating production networks on a global basis. To illustrate these strategic coupling processes and their impact on divergent regional development trajectories, the author draws upon his own primary data and other papers to be published in this special issue of Regional Studies. The paper concludes with some major implications for theorizing regional development and strategic regional policy options. Yeung H. W.-C. L'aménagement du territoire et la dynamique compétitive des réseaux de production mondiaux: du point de vue de l'Asie de l'Est, Regional Studies. Le débat sur les caractéristiques et la dynamique de l'aménagment du territoire dans les milieux académique et politique ne met plus l'accent mis sur les atouts régionaux endogènes mais plutôt sur l'analyse du rapport complexe entre la mondialisation et l’évolution régionale. Cet article cherche à s'engager dans ce débat à partir de l'expérience de l'aménagement du territoire en Asie de l'Est. Cet article montre que l'aménagement du territoire ne peut pas s'expliquer indépendamment de la dynamique changeante des réseaux de production mondiaux. Alors que la documentation actuelle sur l'Asie de l'Est a tendance à porter sur l’état comme la principale force motrice sur les plans national et régional, on affirme que l’état du développement constitue une condition nécessaire mais insuffisante de l'aménagement du territoire. Plutôt, on étudie l’accouplement stratégique complexe de ces agents économiques, notamment les grandes entreprises qui opèrent dans des régions spécifiques en Asie pendant que leurs entreprises phares homologues organisent des réseaux de production mondiaux. Pour illustrer ces processus d'accouplement stratégique et leur impact sur diverses trajectoires d'aménagement du territoire, on puise dans les données de base de l'auteur et dans d'autres articles à paraître dans ce numéro spécial de Regional Studies. Pour conclure, l'article discute d'importantes implications quant à la théorisation de l'aménagement du territoire et aux options stratégiques pour la politique régionale. Aménagement du territoire Réseaux de production mondiaux Accouplement stratégique Processus transfrontaliers Asie Entreprises Etats Yeung H. W.-C. Regionalentwicklung und die Wettbewerbsdynamik globaler Produktionsnetze: eine ostasiatische Perspektive, Regional Studies. Die akademische und politische Debatte über die Art und Dynamik der Regionalentwicklung konzentriert sich heute weniger auf endogenes regionales Kapital; stattdessen wird zunehmend die komplexe Beziehung zwischen Globalisierung und regionaler Veränderung analysiert. In diesem Positionsaufsatz versuche ich, mit den Erfahrungen der Regionalentwicklung in Ostasien zu dieser Debatte beizutragen. Aus dem Aufsatz geht hervor, dass sich die Regionalentwicklung nicht unabhängig von der wandelnden Dynamik globaler Produktionsnetze verstehen lässt. Die vorhandene Literatur in Ostasien konzentriert sich in der Regel auf den Staat als wichtigsten Motor der Wirtschaftsentwicklung auf nationaler und regionaler Ebene; ich hingegen argumentiere, dass ein die Entwicklung fördernder Staat zwar eine notwendige, jedoch keine ausreichende Vorbedingung für Regionalentwicklung darstellt. Stattdessen ist es nötig, die komplexe strategische Kopplung dieser wirtschaftlichen Akteure zu untersuchen – insbesondere die von Großunternehmen, die in bestimmten Regionen Asiens tätig sind und deren Leitfirmen Produktionsnetze auf weltweiter Ebene steuern. Um diese strategischen Kopplungsprozesse und ihre Auswirkung auf divergente regionale Entwicklungsverläufe zu illustrieren, werte ich meine eigenen Primärdaten sowie weitere Aufsätze aus, die in dieser Sonderausgabe von Regional Studies veröffentlicht werden. Zum Abschluss des Beitrags werden verschiedene wichtige Auswirkungen auf die Theoretisierung der Optionen für die Regionalentwicklung un
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- Yeung, H. W.-C.
- Venue
- Regional Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-04
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 325-351
- ISSN
- 0034-3404 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0591
- OpenAlex
- W2143357980
- Cited by
- 408
- References
- 193
- FWCI
- 79.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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