China's dualist model on technological catching up: a comparative perspective

Wang, Jenn-hwan

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“…Existing analyses of Taiwanese electronics investment in China has paid rare attention to the formation and nature of backward linkages, with very few exceptions (e.g. Wang 2006; Yang & Hsia 2007; Yang 2007, 2009). Emphasising the institutional environment in the host region, Wang and her collaborators (Tong & Wang 2002; Wang 2006) found that the local electronics industry in China has not been substantially facilitated by the influx of Taiwanese electronics' TNCs.…”

Section: Conceptualising Backward Linkages Of Tnc‐driven Cross‐bordermentioning

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“…Wang 2006; Yang & Hsia 2007; Yang 2007, 2009). Emphasising the institutional environment in the host region, Wang and her collaborators (Tong & Wang 2002; Wang 2006) found that the local electronics industry in China has not been substantially facilitated by the influx of Taiwanese electronics' TNCs. Exploring the Taiwanese PC cluster in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), Hsu (2006) stated that, leading Taiwanese electronics' TNCs have moved the whole subcontract system and all suppliers from Taiwan to the YRD based on the strategy of ‘the hen brought little chickens together’ (Hsu 2006, p. 240).…”

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Backward Linkages of Cross‐border Production Networks of Taiwanese Pc Investment in the Pearl River Delta, China

Yang¹,

Liao²

2010

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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In the new era of globalisation, participation in the global production network (GPN) initiated by transnational corporations (TNC) has created upgrading possibilities for local firms in developing countries, through the backward linkages of TNCs. Drawing upon the GPN approach with emphasis on its conceptualisation of embeddedness, this study demonstrates that cross-border production networks of Taiwanese PC investment in Dongguan could be regarded as an exclusive network, which is characterised by closed backward linkages with pre-established Taiwanese electronics suppliers while relatively weak ties with local suppliers in Dongguan. One of the results is that cross-border production of Taiwanese PC investment has not substantially brought about industrial upgrading of Dongguan over the past two decades, which is different from previous empirical experiences of TNC-driven clusters in other countries and regions in East Asia. Copyright (c) 2009 by the Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG.

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Section: Conceptualising Backward Linkages Of Tnc‐driven Cross‐bordermentioning

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Section: Conceptualising Backward Linkages Of Tnc‐driven Cross‐bordermentioning

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Backward Linkages of Cross‐border Production Networks of Taiwanese Pc Investment in the Pearl River Delta, China

Yang¹,

Liao²

2010

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…On the contrary, China imports a large volume of high-tech products, including components such as semiconductors and microprocessors. The reason for relatively low innovativeness is the Chinese dualist model of technological development (Wang 2006). The export-oriented segments of the economy are relatively isolated from the domestic market, which produced insufficient spillover effects.…”

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China’s Changing National and Regional Innovation Systems and Regional Distribution of R&D

Zhang

Cooke

2010

Geography Compass

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This article examines the transformation of China’s national and regional innovation systems. We review an emerging literature on innovation research on China, especially geographical studies of innovation, and argue that China’s national innovation system has become more enterprise‐centered since the economic reform started in 1979. This article systematically evaluates the strength and weakness of China’s national innovation system and argues that the new innovation system has a significant regional dimension demonstrated through attempts to establish regional innovation systems. R&Ds are concentrated in high‐tech development zones in China. However, these zones are more manufacturing oriented. In other words, there is more development than research. These regional systems, however, play a role in promoting economic competitiveness in their respective regions.

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“…9 However, in the United States and to a lesser extent Japan and Germany, the government's technology and education policies, through a variety of programs, many undertaken collaboratively with the private sector, has been critical for technology development; at varying times and to varying degrees, governments have taken the lead in pushing technological 8 A recent RAND Corp. assessment classifies China as the only one among the industrializing economies with the best chance of implementing the top 16 technology applications (Silberglitt and others 2006). However, barriers to catching-up remain as described by Wang (2006). In the context of these three quite different countries, the aspects that arguably deserve emphasis include • The strong impetus for innovation and the institutional framework provided by national and subnational governments, backed by direct funding of research, fiscal and other incentives, the creation of intermediary organizations, and the procurement of products or services;…”

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Strengthening China's Technological Capability

Yusuf¹,

Nabeshima²

2007

Policy Research Working Papers

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China is increasing its outlay on research and development and seeking to build an innovation system that will deliver quick results not just in absorbing technology but also in pushing the technological envelope. China's spending on R&D rose from 1.1 percent of GDP in 2000 to 1.3 percent of GDP in 2005. On a purchasing power parity basis, China's research outlay was among the world's highest, far greater than that of Brazil, India, or Mexico. Chinese firms are active in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, alternative energy sources, and nanotechnology. This surge in spending has been parallel by a sharp increase in patent applications in China, with the bulk of the patents registered in the areas of electronics, information technology, and telecoms. However, of the almost 50,000This paper-a product of the Development Research Group-is part of a larger effort in the department to analyze innovation systems in East Asia. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at http://econ.worldbank. org. The author may be contacted at syusuf@worldbank.org. patents granted in China, nearly two-thirds were to nonresidents.This paper considers two questions that are especially important for China. First, how might China go about accelerating technology development? Second, what measures could most cost-effectively deliver the desired outcomes? It concludes that although the level of financing for R&D is certainly important, technological advance is closely keyed to absorptive capacity which is a function of the volume and quality of talent and the depth as well as the heterogeneity of research experience. It is also a function of how companies maximize the commercial benefits of research and development, and the coordination of research with production and marketing.

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China's dualist model on technological catching up: a comparative perspective

Cited by 19 publications

References 26 publications

Backward Linkages of Cross‐border Production Networks of Taiwanese Pc Investment in the Pearl River Delta, China

Backward Linkages of Cross‐border Production Networks of Taiwanese Pc Investment in the Pearl River Delta, China

China’s Changing National and Regional Innovation Systems and Regional Distribution of R&D

Strengthening China's Technological Capability

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