Dynamics of Economic Spaces in the Global Knowledge-Based Economy: Theory and East Asian Cases

ISBN-13: 9780415740180 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 270 str.

Sam Ock Park

Opis

This book addresses how economic spaces dynamically change within the context of the global knowledge-based economy. Specifically, it centers the discussion on integrated views of understanding and conceptualizing dynamic changes of global economy under the global megatrends of globalization, knowledge-based economy, information society, service world, climate change, and population aging. Focusing on East Asia, especially on Korea, it deals with case studies regarding the processes and patterns of these global dynamics, looking at economic spaces of various spatial scales and types of economic actors.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Dynamics of Economic Spaces: A Theoretical Framework 3. Integral Model of Service Innovation 4. Path Dependence, Regional Resilience, and the Evolution of Regional Economy 5. Global Megatrends and Spatial Economic Inequality in East Asia 6. Interaction between Corporate and Urban Systems for the Accumulation of Intangible Assets 7. Evolution of Industrial Cluster and Policy: The Case of Gumi City, Korea 8. Restructuring, Innovation, and Global Networks of Samsung 9. Future Perspectives for the Dynamics of East Asian Economic Spaces and Policy Implications

O autorze

Sam Ock Park is Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, Seoul National University and Chair Professor, Department of Public Administration, Gachon University, South Korea.