Divergent Developmental Trajectories and Strategic Coupling in the Pearl River Delta: Where Is a Sustainable Way of Regional Economic Growth?

doi:10.3390/su9101782

	Divergent Developmental Trajectories and Strategic Coupling in the Pearl River Delta: Where Is a Sustainable Way of Regional Economic Growth?
	Liu, Yi 1; Liang, Yutian 2; Ma, Shiping 3,4; Huang, Kaixuan 5
刊名	SUSTAINABILITY
	2017-10-01
卷号	9 期号:10 页码:15
关键词	sustainability regional development strategic coupling resilience the Pearl River Delta
ISSN号	2071-1050
DOI	10.3390/su9101782
通讯作者	Liang, Yutian(lytian@mail.sysu.edu.cn)
英文摘要	This paper interprets regional economic sustainability in the context of the globalization of late-coming regions. Drawing upon the concept of strategic coupling from economic geography, this paper proposes two types of strategic coupling, captive and proactive coupling, for better understanding regional sustainability and resilience through the experiences of the Pearl River Delta in China. It finds that sub-regional economies under captive coupling become highly dependent on exogenous growth and are vulnerable to external shocks. This trajectory looks less sustainable according to the general understanding, but it interestingly shows better resilience during and after the 2008 global financial crisis. In contrast, the ones under proactive coupling are less volatile, but growing much slower and are less resilient. By reporting these regional economic dynamics, this paper argues that sustainability in late-coming regions cannot be explained by either intra-regional forces or the means of global integration alone. In contrast, it has to be explained by the combination of both; the alleged strategic coupling in which economic growth and learning happens. This paper thus calls for greater attention to strategic coupling, the trade-off of globalization and resilience for understanding regional sustainability, rather than purely focusing on resource utilization and ecological balance.
资助项目	National Natural Sciences Foundation of China[41301112] ; National Natural Sciences Foundation of China[41401119]
WOS关键词	GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS ; CHINA ; RESILIENCE ; PERSPECTIVES ; DYNAMICS ; INDUSTRY
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI AG
WOS记录号	WOS:000414896200112
资助机构	National Natural Sciences Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/56719]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Liang, Yutian
作者单位	1.Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Tourism Management, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China 2.Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Geog & Planning, Ctr Integrated Geog Informat Anal, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 5.London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Geog & Environm, London WC2A 2AE, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Yi,Liang, Yutian,Ma, Shiping,et al. Divergent Developmental Trajectories and Strategic Coupling in the Pearl River Delta: Where Is a Sustainable Way of Regional Economic Growth?[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2017,9(10):15.
APA	Liu, Yi,Liang, Yutian,Ma, Shiping,&Huang, Kaixuan.(2017).Divergent Developmental Trajectories and Strategic Coupling in the Pearl River Delta: Where Is a Sustainable Way of Regional Economic Growth?.SUSTAINABILITY,9(10),15.
MLA	Liu, Yi,et al."Divergent Developmental Trajectories and Strategic Coupling in the Pearl River Delta: Where Is a Sustainable Way of Regional Economic Growth?".SUSTAINABILITY 9.10(2017):15.