Globalizing regional development in Sunan, China: Does Suzhou Industrial Park fit a Neo-Marshallian district model?

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-427

  Wei, Y H Dennis ^a   Yuqi, Lu ^b   Wen, Chen ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Foreign investment; Globalization; Industrial district; Regional development

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; SUZHOU;

EID: 70349789464     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802662617     Document Type: Article

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