This book integrates diversified methodologies of area studies, regional economic development, regional science and related fields to draw up a strategy for forming the regional food industrial cluster in Northeast Asia. This is done by assigning innovation to a core concept, with the basic problem of food security as the horizontal axis and the areas of Northeast Asia as the vertical axis. Specifically, the principle of collaborative advantage as a key factor is extracted from case studies on food industrial clustering in each area. As a final objective, a practical policy recommendation is...

This book integrates diversified disciplines, research approaches, and methodologies of area studies, regional economic development, and regional science. With its huge population, China has accomplished rapid economic growth since the 1990s, although the significant income gap among regions and individuals has become a serious problem for its society. China s accession to the WTO in 2001 has had various influences on the entire food system, from agriculture to consumers, through the food manufacturing and distribution industries. The changes in the Chinese food system are considered to have...