Parallelism and evolution in transnational policy transfer networks: the case of Sino-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP)

Miao, J. T. (2018) Parallelism and evolution in transnational policy transfer networks: the case of Sino-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). Regional Studies, 52(9), pp. 1191-1200. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2017.1418979)

Abstract

This paper examines the policy transfer process and outcomes outside the occidental context. It extends the voluntary transnational policy transfer framework with an evolutionary perspective and a scalar understanding of space and power at the subnational level. When the Sino-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), a government-to-government collaboration in promoting industrial development, was studied, it was revealed that two parallel policy transfer networks were developed in the early days of the SIP, which were embedded in different scales of governance and pursuing divergent targets. Their relationship affected the policy transfer outcomes for the SIP, and reveals the important governance and temporal dimensions in transnational policy transfers.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Miao, Dr Tian
• Authors: Miao, J. T.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
• Journal Name: Regional Studies
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 0034-3404
• ISSN (Online): 1360-0591
• Published Online: 24 January 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 Regional Studies Association
• First Published: First published in Regional Studies 52(9): 1191-1200
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