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RETHINKING THE PACIFIC RIM
Author(s) -
PARK SAM OCK
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-9663
pISSN - 0040-747X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9663.1997.tb01637.x
Subject(s) - pacific rim , economic geography , economic globalization , globalization , international trade , asia pacific , business , geography , political science , law , archaeology
The spatial organization of economic activities in the Pacific Rim has been significantly changed with the increase of international trade and FDIs and the emergence of cross‐border regional economic zones or growth triangles in the Pacific Rim, especially in the Asian Pacific Rim. Localization and globalization of industries with various inter‐firm relations have developed in the North American Pacific Rim. In this article, cooperative networking strategies, instead of rapid growth strategies, are suggested for the sustainable industrial development of the Pacific Rim. Inter‐firm cooperative networking and localization, regional networking and regional industrial space, inter‐regional networking and international economic integration, and networking the Pacific Rim are discussed as cooperative strategies of the spatial organization in the Pacific Rim for sustainable development.