Towards a Dynamic Regional Innovation System Investigation into the Electronics Industry in the Pearl River Delta, China /

• Main Author: Fu, Wenying (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Economic Policy.

Embedding the theoretical discussion on the framework of evolutionary regional innovation systems (RIS), this book reveals the informal nature of the emerging RIS in China, within which interactive learning is organized on the basis of social networks. Furthermore, in a comparative study in the Pear...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Knowledge Spillovers and Technological Upgrading: The Case of the Guangdong Province, China
• Interactive Learning and Systemic Innovation in the Pearl River Delta, China: Firm-level Evidence from the Electronics Industry
• Absorptive Capacity, Proximity and Innovation: Insights from an Electronics Firm Survey in the Pearl River Delta, China
• From Globalized Production Systems to Regional Innovation Systems: Governance and Innovation in Shenzhen and Dongguan, China
• Conclusions.