Korean tigers in Honduras: Urban economic zones as spatial ideology in international policy transfer networks

Martin, Bridget; Geglia, Beth

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2019.102041

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“…Validated by the transcendent fact of high rates of economic growth, this model-cum-imaginary is conventionally ground-truthed to Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong--the latter being depicted as the least state-developmental and most laissez-faire of the sanctified group. President Lobo led a study tour to South Korea, Singapore and Kuwait in search of takeaway insights for the planned RED zones (Martin and Geglia, 2019). In South Korea, Lobo was especially taken by the model city of Incheon, returning home with the idea of establishing a Honduran replica near the aptly named Isla del Tigre, a location with its own history of corporate concessions to foreign investors dating back at least to the 1980s (Palma-Herrera, 2019).…”

Section: -Riding Tigersmentioning

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FANTASY ISLAND: Paul Romer and the Multiplication of Hong Kong

Ebner¹,

Peck²

2021

Int J Urban Regional Res

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The research reported here was supported by Social Science & Humanities Research Council grant 430-2018-00468, 'Hong Kong at the edge'. We are especially grateful to Beth Geglia for generously sharing her insights on the model-cities initiative, and for the advice and suggestions from the handling editor and three reviewers for IJURR. Responsibility for these arguments, and any errors, is ours alone.

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Section: -Riding Tigersmentioning

confidence: 99%

FANTASY ISLAND: Paul Romer and the Multiplication of Hong Kong

Ebner¹,

Peck²

2021

Int J Urban Regional Res

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“…As such, urban development is crucial for sustaining the national economy. Against this backdrop, the model-building of the urban development experience for ODA has emerged alongside efforts to enhance business opportunities for the urban development sector in the overseas market (see Martin and Geglia, 2019).…”

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“…Zones like MAFEZ appear as "out of the box" solutions that can be easily replicated when in reality they are highly contextual in time and space (cf. Martin and Geglia, 2019).…”

Section: Contextualizing the Urbanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exporting Urban Korea?

Park¹,

Shin²,

Kang³

2020

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A detailed examination of the "Korean development model" from its urban dimension, evaluating its sociopolitical contexts and implications for international development cooperation.There is an increasing tendency to use the development experience of Asian countries as a reference point for other countries in the Global South. Korea's condensed urbanization and industrialization, accompanied by the expansion of new cities and industrial complexes across the country, have become one such model, even if the fruits of such development may not have been equitably shared across geographies and generations. The chapters in this book critically reassess the Korean urban development experience from regional policy to new town development, demonstrating how these policy experiences were deeply rooted in Korea's socioeconomic environment and discussing what can be learned from them when applying them in other developmental contexts. This book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers in the field of urban studies and developmental studies in general, and Korea's (urban) development experience in particular.

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“…Most of these are related to the conceptual application of policy transfer to explain the policy learning processes taking place within the government. These include within-country transfer (from one jurisdiction to another within the same country), transboundary transfer from one country to another [1,4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14], and transfer between international organisations [15].…”

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“…Literature on international and transboundary policy transfer typically encapsulates both technical knowledge transfer and a soft power extension. These transfers tend to flow from an advanced country to a developing country or from a well-developed jurisdiction to a less-developed jurisdiction within the same country [7]. The South Korean initiative in Honduras (construction of Honduras economic zones), the Sino-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, which is a collaborative developmental initiative between the Singapore and Suzhou government in China [8], the City Mentorship Programmes among different cities in Africa [9], and the transfer of Delta planning expertise from the Netherlands to Bangladesh to help Bangladesh solve its recurring water management problems [10] are some of the key examples of transboundary transfer that signal both diplomatic intentions and economic interests of the transferring country to the recipient country, typically established through technical and operational knowledge transfer.…”

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confidence: 99%

How Transboundary Learning Occurs: Case Study of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN)

2021

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While policy study of smart city developments is gaining traction, it falls short of understanding and explaining knowledge transfers across national borders and cities. This article investigates how transboundary learning occurs through the initiation and development of a regional smart cities network: the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN). The article conducts an in-depth case study from data collected through key informant interviews and document analysis. Spearheaded by Singapore in 2017, ASCN is seen as a soft power extension for Singapore, a branding tool for ASEAN, and a symbiotic platform between the private sector and governments in the region. Most transboundary knowledge transfers within the ASCN are voluntary transfers of policy ideas. Effective branding, demand for knowledge, availability of alternative funding options, enthusiasm from the private actors, and heightened interest from other major economies are highlighted as facilitators of knowledge transfer. However, the complexity of governance structures, lack of political will and resources, limited policy capacity, and lack of explicit operational and regulatory mechanisms hinder transboundary learning. The article concludes that transboundary learning should go beyond exchanges of ideas and recommends promoting facilitators of knowledge transfer, building local policy capacity, encouraging collaborative policy transfer, and transiting from an information-sharing platform to tool/instrument-based transfer.

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Korean tigers in Honduras: Urban economic zones as spatial ideology in international policy transfer networks

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

FANTASY ISLAND: Paul Romer and the Multiplication of Hong Kong

FANTASY ISLAND: Paul Romer and the Multiplication of Hong Kong

Exporting Urban Korea?

How Transboundary Learning Occurs: Case Study of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN)

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