Ford Foundation Project

Ford Foundation Project

Project Title:

Remaking Development Models in China: Globalization, the State, and Regional Development

I. Objectives：

To better understand the recent restructuring of the development models in China in general,

and the Sunan and Wenzhou models in particular;

To examine the roles of local states in regional development, and to address problems arising

from the restructuring and policy options to improve the lives of the people;

To explore theoretical and policy implications of local/regional development models in the

context of globalization;

To build a network of researchers and decision makers to strengthen regional capacities to

cope with globalization.

II. Selected Publications:

1. Yuan, F. Y.H.D. Wei, W. Chen, and Z.F. Jin. 2010. Industrial Agglomeration and New Firm Formation

in Suzhou. Dili Xuebao(Acta Geographic Sinica) 65(2): 153-163.

Applied Geography 30:303-316.

3. Wei, Y.H.D. 2010.Remaking the Sunan Model, Globalizing Regional Development. Environment and

Planning C 28:72-96.

4. Wei, Y.H.D. and C.L. Gu. 2010.A Study of Industrial Development and Spatial Structure in Changzhou

City, China: The Restructuring of the Sunan Model. Urban Geography 31(3):321-347.

5. Yang, C. 2009. Strategic Coupling of Regional Development in Global Production Networks. Regional

Studies 43(3): 385-407.

Leading Producer and Exporter of Footwear. Eurasian Geography and Economics 50(6): 720-739.

voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal of Economic and Social Geography) 100(1): 59-80.

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