Architects of Growth? : : Sub-national Governments and Industrialization in Asia / / ed. by Francis E. Hutchinson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Beng, Ooi Kee,; Ca, Tran Ngoc,; Chung, Do Chai,; Grunsven, Leo van,; Helvoirt, B.J. van,; Heng, Toh Mun,; Hutchinson, Francis E.,; Ilavarasan, P. Vigneswara,; Joseph, K.J.,; Lee, Ting-Lin,; Mahakanjana, Chandra-nuj,; Merk, Olaf,; Park, Sam Ock,; Tritasavit, Thanut,; Unger, Danny,; Wang, Cassandra C.,
• HerausgeberIn: E. Hutchinson, Francis,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (426 p.)

Once acting as local representatives of the national government and content to let their larger counterparts do the "heavy lifting", state and provincial governments are increasingly expected to be stewards of their economies and deliver sustained growth rates for their citizens. Spurred on by increasing competition, not least from neighbouring territories, sub-national governments are increasingly formulating their own plans for economic development, taking out loans, investing in specialist facilities, and establishing marketing offices abroad.Despite this increasingly challenging environment, there is little research on what sub-national governments can or should do to catalyze the development of their economies. Focussing on the electronics sector, this book draws together ten cases of promising states or provinces largely, but not exclusively, from Asia. These dynamic regions have managed to outcompete the primary economic and political centres of power in their countries and are negotiating their own entry into one of the most challenging and demanding sectors. In exploring the issues of agency, autonomy, and state-business relations at the sub-national level, this book aims to shed light on a vital, but overlooked topic.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- FOREWORD -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Section I Introduction and Industry Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Harnessing Asian Capabilities for Transforming the Electronics and IT Sectors: Recent Trends, Challenges, and a Way Forward -- Section II Cases from Industrializing Southeast Asia -- 3. A Relational View on Regional Development: The Case of the Electronics Sector in Cebu, Philippines -- 4. One Priority among Many? The State Government and Electronics Sector in Johor, Malaysia -- 5. Why Sub-national Governments in Thailand Are Not Creating Electronics Industry Clusters -- 6. Regional Economic Development and Perspectives for the Electronics Sector in Vietnam: The Case of Da Nang -- Section III Cases from China and India -- 7. The Evolution of Chengdu as an Inland Electronics “Base” in China and Its Local State -- 8. The Electronics Industry in Tamil Nadu, India: A Regional Development Analysis -- Section IV Cases from Industrialized Countries -- 9. The Development of Singapore’s Electronics Sector -- 10. The Evolution of an Industrial Cluster and Its Policy Framework: The Case of Gumi City, Korea -- 11. The Case of the Electronics Sector in Kaohsiung Municipality, Taiwan -- 12. Sub-national Policy and Industrial Transformation in North Brabant, Netherlands -- Section V Conclusion -- 13. Sub-national Governments and Industrialization: Some Conclusions -- Index