Revisiting the silicon Island? The geographically varied 'Strategic Coupling' in the development of high-technology parks in Taiwan

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-384

  Yang, Daniel You Ren ^a   Hsu, Jinn Yuh ^b   Ching, Chia Ho ^c  

^a SHIH HSIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Developmental state; Global production networks; Regional development; Strategic coupling; Technical community

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; GLOBALIZATION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 70349814188     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400902777067     Document Type: Article

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