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Revisiting the Silicon Island? The Geographically Varied 'Strategic Coupling' in the Development of High-technology Parks in Taiwan

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  • Daniel You-Ren Yang
  • Jinn-Yuh Hsu
  • Chia-Ho Ching

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Yang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. and Ching C.-H. Revisiting the silicon island? The geographically varied 'strategic coupling' in the development of high-technology parks in Taiwan, Regional Studies. High-technology parks have been instrumental for propelling regional development and acclaimed as the panacea for curing regional decline since industrial restructuring after the 1980s in Taiwan. This paper aims to explore the divergent dynamics of different technology park projects in Taiwan as well as their impacts on local development. Inspired by the global production networks (GPNs) perspective, a triangular framework is proposed - the interaction between state intervention, economic competence, and societal forces - to highlight and explain the geographically varied patterns of 'strategic coupling' between the global production networks and local institutional embeddedness that shape the divergent patterns of regional development in Taiwan. [image omitted] Yang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. et Ching C.-H. L'ile d'industries electroniques vue sous un nouveau jour? La diversite geographique de 'l'accouplement strategique' dans le developpement des technopoles au Taiwan, Regional Studies. Les technopoles ont ete une force motrice quant a l'impulsion donnee a l'amenagement du territoire, acclamees comme la panacee du declin regional depuis la restructuration industrielle apres les annees 1980 au Taiwan. Cet article cherche a examiner la dynamique differente de divers projets de construction de technopoles au Taiwan aussi bien que leurs impacts sur le developpement local. En s'inspirant des reseaux de production mondiaux, on propose un cadre triangulaire - l'interaction entre l'intervention de l'Etat, la competence economique et les forces sociales - afin de souligner et expliquer la diversite geographique de la distribution de 'l'accouplement strategique' entre les reseaux de production mondiaux et l'ancrage insitutionnel local qui influent sur la distribution divergente de l'amenagement du territoire au Taiwan. Reseaux de production mondiaux Accouplement strategique Etat du developpement Communaute technique Amenagement du territoire Yang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. und Ching C.-H. Eine neue Sicht von Silicon Island? Die geografisch unterschiedliche 'strategische Kopplung' in der Entwicklung von Hochtechnologieparks in Taiwan, Regional Studies. Seit der industriellen Umstrukturierung in Taiwan nach den achtziger Jahren haben Hochtechnologieparks bei der Forderung der Regionalentwicklung eine wesentliche Rolle gespielt und wurden als Allheilmittel zur Abwendung eines regionalen Niedergangs gepriesen. In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die divergente Dynamik verschiedener Technologiepark-Projekte in Taiwan sowie ihre Auswirkungen auf die lokale Entwicklung. In Anlehnung an die Perspektive der globalen Produktionsnetze (GPN) schlagen wir zur Darstellung und Erlauterung der geografisch unterschiedlichen Muster einer 'strategischen Kopplung' zwischen den globalen Produktionsnetzen und der lokalen institutionellen Einbettung, die die divergenten Muster der Regionalentwicklung in Taiwan pragen, einen dreieckigen Rahmen vor: das Wechselspiel zwischen staatlicher Intervention, wirtschaftlicher Kompetenz und gesellschaftlichen Kraften. Globale Produktionsnetze Strategische Kopplung Entwicklungsstaat Technische Gemeinschaft Regionalentwicklung Yang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. y Ching C.-H. ¿Revision de Silicon Island? Diferencias geograficas de la 'conexion estrategica' en el desarrollo de parques de alta tecnologia en Taiwan, Regional Studies. Desde la reestructuracion industrial tras la decada de los ochenta en Taiwan los parques de alta tecnologia han sido fundamentales para impulsar el desarrollo regional y han sido alabados como la panacea para solucionar el declive regional. El objetivo de este articulo es analizar las dinamicas divergentes de los diferentes proyectos de parques tecnologicos en Taiwan asi como sus efectos en el desarrollo local. Inspirados por la perspectiva de las redes de produccion global, proponemos una estructura triangular -la interaccion entre la intervencion estatal, la competencia economica y las fuerzas sociales- para resaltar y explicar las diferentes variaciones geograficas de 'conexion estrategica' entre las redes de produccion global y la integracion institucional a nivel local que forman los modelos divergentes del desarrollo regional en Taiwan. Redes de produccion global Conexion estrategica Estado desarrollista Comunidad tecnica Desarrollo regional

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  • Daniel You-Ren Yang & Jinn-Yuh Hsu & Chia-Ho Ching, 2009. "Revisiting the Silicon Island? The Geographically Varied 'Strategic Coupling' in the Development of High-technology Parks in Taiwan," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(3), pages 369-384.
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