Geographical Dynamics and Firm Spatial Strategy in China

• Main Authors: Zhu, Shengjun (Author), Pickles, John (Author), He, Canfei (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Geography,
• Subjects: Geography.; Economic geography.; Sustainable development.; Development economics.; Sociology.; Economic Geography.; Sustainable Development.; Development Economics.; Sociology, general.

This book offers the first detailed account of the complex geographical dynamics currently restructuring China’s export-oriented industries. The topics covered are relevant to post-socialist geography, development studies, economics, economic sociology and international studies. It offers academics,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Bring In, Go Up, Go West, Go Out: Upgrading, Regionalization and Delocalization in China’s Apparel Production Networks
• Geographical Dynamics and Industrial Relocation: Spatial Strategies of Apparel Firms in Ningbo, China
• Global, Regional and Local: New Firm Formation and Spatial Restructuring in China’s Apparel Industry
• Turkishization of a Chinese Apparel Firm: Fast Fashion, Regionalization, and the Shift from Global Supplier to New End Markets
• Institutional embeddedness and regional adaptability and rigidity in a Chinese apparel cluster
• Global and local governance, industrial and geographical dynamics: a tale of two clusters
• Going Green or Going Away: Environmental Regulation, Economic Geography and Firms’ Strategies in China’s Pollution-intensive Industries
• Summary and Conclusion.