Strategic coupling of regional development in global production networks: Redistribution of taiwanese personal computer investment from the pearl river delta to the Yangtze River Delta, China

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 385-407

  Chun, Yang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Globalization production networks; Pearl River Delta; Redistribution of foreign direct investment (FDI); Regional development; Strategic coupling; Yangtze River Delta

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; YANGTZE DELTA; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 70349835568     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802508836     Document Type: Article

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