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The role of the state as an inter-scalar mediator in globalizing liquid crystal display industry development in South Korea

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  • Yong-Sook Lee
  • Inhye Heo
  • Hyungjoo Kim

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Deriving insights from the global production network (GPN) framework, we examine the recent development of the liquid crystal display (LCD) industry in South Korea. Using the GPN framework, we focus on the role of the national state as an active inter-scalar mediator in the dynamic strategic coupling process between global leading firms and local actors in globalizing regional development. We argue that the role of the national state as an inter-scalar mediator was crucial in coordinating localized growth factors with globalizing external factors to create and develop the LCD industry. This was achievable because of the legacy of the developmental state and the top-down implementation of policy in South Korea. Using the idea of the inter-scalar mediator, we specify the role of the state as a container of laws and practices and as a constructor of regional innovation systems to globalize regional development in the context of a centripetal society. A multi-strategy approach, which included one month of participatory observation, in-depth interviews and secondary data collection, was adopted in order to enhance the validity and reliability of the data.

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  • Yong-Sook Lee & Inhye Heo & Hyungjoo Kim, 2014. "The role of the state as an inter-scalar mediator in globalizing liquid crystal display industry development in South Korea," Review of International Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 102-129, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rripxx:v:21:y:2014:i:1:p:102-129
    DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2013.809781
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