De-centering 'spatial fix'-patterns of territorialization and regional technological dynamism of ICT hubs in China

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-150

  Zhou, Yu ^a   Sun, Yifei ^b   Dennis Wei, Y H ^c   Lin, George C S ^d  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Global pipelines; ICT industry; Local buzz; Spatial fix; Territorialization

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FIRM OWNERSHIP; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; MEGACITY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TERRITORIALITY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; DONGGUAN; GUANGDONG; JIANGSU; SHANGHAI; SHENZHEN; SUZHOU;

EID: 78650403037     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbp065     Document Type: Article

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