A Framework for Asymmetric Regional Innovation

Theory and Applications from China
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9260-54-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society

This book develops a conceptual and analytical framework for understanding persistent regional divergence in innovation performance. Instead of treating inequality as a measurable outcome, this book introduces the concept of structural asymmetry as an underlying mechanism embedded in knowledge capacity, institutional coordination, and opportunity structures. This book seeks to move beyond descriptive cluster studies and fragmented empirical cases by offering a transferable theoretical architecture that can be applied across national contexts. This book also examines how contemporary global transitions—such as digitalization, demographic change, and climate transformation—interact with pre-existing regional structures. By linking long-term divergence with institutional governance and emerging technological shifts, this book aims to provide both theoretical depth and policy relevance for scholars, graduate students, and practitioners concerned with regional innovation and structural transformation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Qi, Chen

Chenyu, Liu

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Foundations: Critique And Core Concepts.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Rethinking Regional Innovation and Structural Divergence.- Chapter 2: The Limits of Convergence: A Critical Genealogy of Regional Innovation Theory.- Chapter 3: Conceptualizing Structural Asymmetry: From Uneven Outcomes to Generative Order.- Part II: Constructing The Apparatus – From Asymmetry To Diagnostic Typology (Chapters 4-5).- Chapter 4: The Analytical Matrix: Configurations of Asymmetry.- Chapter 5: Ideal-Typical Configurations: Structural Logics of Regional Innovation Asymmetry.- Part III: Demonstrating The Lens – Asymmetry At Work In Key Domains (Chapters 6-8).- Chapter 6: Governing Structural Asymmetry: Processes of Coordination, Mediation, and Strategic Repositioning.- Chapter 7: Asymmetric Transformation: Productivity, Demography, and Long-run Paths.- Chapter 8: New Drivers, Enduring Divides? Digital and Green Transitions as Asymmetric Amplifiers.- Part IV: Synthesis And Projection – Implications For A World Of Divergence.- Chapter 9: Policy and Comparative Implications: From Diagnosis to Strategy.- Chapter 10: Conclusion: The Structural Turn in Regional Studies.

Über Autor(innen)

Chen Qi is an associate professor at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance. Her research focuses on regional innovation systems, industrial economics, and structural transformation. She has published widely on China’s regional innovation patterns, governance structures, and industrial upgrading trajectories. In this book, she developed the core theoretical framework and analytical architecture and led the conceptual design and integration of the structural asymmetry approach based on qualitative materials, including policy documents, secondary data, and expert interviews.

Liu Chenyu holds a Master’s degree from a UK university and previously worked in auditing and financial analysis at Ernst & Young Huaming LLP. Her background in accounting, finance, and applied economic analysis contributes to the empirical and qualitative analysis of the book.