Globalizing Regional Development in Sunan, China: Does Suzhou Industrial Park Fit a Neo-Marshallian District Model?

Wei Y. H. D., Lu Y. and Chen W. Globalizing regional development in Sunan, China: does Suzhou Industrial Park fit a neo-Marshallian district model?, Regional Studies. This paper analyses the transformation of Suzhou, known previously for its Sunan model of development into a globalizing foreign direct investment (FDI) and high-technology centre. It is argued that the key to the transformation has been the efforts of states in utilizing global capital, mainly through the development of the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). However, the nature of Suzhou Industrial Park is largely that of a satellite district, and its future is likely a satellite neo-Marshallian district. A third pathway of development is promoted by integrating globalizing regional development with domesticating globalization, and by moving beyond the divide of globalization and localization. Wei Y. H. D., Lu Y. et Chen W. La mondialisation de l'aménagement du territoire à Sunan en Chine: le parc industriel de Suzhou, est-ce qu'il correspond au modèle des districts du type Marshall?, Regional Studies. Cet article cherche à analyser la transformation de Suzhou, reconnu auparavant pour son développement en un centre d'IDE mondialisé à la pointe de la technologie par le modèle Sunan. On affirme que la clé de la transformation a été les tentatives des états pour utiliser le capital mondial, essentiellement à partir du développement du parc industriel de Suzhou. Toujours est-il que le caractère du parc est grosso modo celui d'un district satellite et il est probable qu'à l'avenir il sera un district satellite du type Marshall. On avance un troisième sentier de croissance qui intègre un aménagement du territoire mondialisé dans une mondialisation au niveau national, et qui va au-delà du clivage entre la mondialisation at la localisation. Mondialisation Investissement étranger District industriel Aménagement du territotoire Chine Wei Y. H. D., Lu Y. und Chen W. Globalisierung der Regionalentwicklung in Sunan (China): Entspricht der Suzhou Industrial Park dem Modell eines Neo-Marshallschen Distrikts?, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird die Verwandlung von Suzhou, das bisher für sein Sunan-Entwicklungsmodell bekannt war, in ein sich globalisierendes Zentrum für Direktinvestitionen und Hochtechnologie analysiert. Wir argumentieren, dass der Schlüssel für diese Verwandlung in den Bemühungen der Staaten zur Nutzung von globalem Kapital lag, insbesondere durch die Entwicklung des Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). Allerdings weist der SIP weitgehend die Merkmale eines Satellitendistrikts auf und wird sich in Zukunft wahrscheinlich in einen Neo-Marshallschen Satellitendistrikt entwickeln. Wir treten für einen dritten Weg der Entwicklung ein, bei dem die sich globalisierende Regionalentwicklung in die einheimische Globalisierung integriert und die Trennung zwischen Globalisierung und Lokalisierung überwunden wird. Globalisierung Ausländische Investitionen Industriebezirk Regionalentwicklung China Wei Y. H. D., Lu Y. y Chen W. Desarrollo regional globalizado en Sunan, China: ¿Se ajusta Suzhou Industrial Park a un modelo de comarca neo-marshalliana?, Regional Studies. En este artículo analizamos la transformación de Suzhou, antes conocida por su modelo de desarrollo Sunan, en un centro globalizado de inversión directa extranjera (IDE) y de alta tecnología. Sostenemos que la clave para la transformación han sido los esfuerzos de los estados por utilizar el capital global, principalmente a través del desarrollo de Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). Sin embargo, la naturaleza del SIP es en gran medida como una comarca satélite y su futuro es probablemente el de una comarca neo-marshalliana satélite. Fomentamos una tercera vía de desarrollo que integre un desarrollo regional globalizado con una globalización nacional y que traspase la división entre globalización y localización. Globalización Inversión extranjera Comarca industrial Desarrollo regional China

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