Balanced development in globalizing regional development? Unpacking the New Regional Policy of South Korea

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-367

  Lee, Yong Sook ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Global production networks; Inter scalar coordination; Multi scalar governance; New regionalism; Regional development; Regional policy

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY; REGIONALISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 61549117914     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802171981     Document Type: Article

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