Incheon-Qingdao Intercity Network and Implications for Building a Trans-border Region

The Incheon-Qingdao (including Seoul metropolitan-Shandong) intercity network has flourished through geographical proximity and economic complementarities since the opening of the Chinese border in 1992. However, the inter-city relationship characterized by the exploitation of the difference in fact...

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Published in:Seoul journal of economics 2011, 24(2), , pp.221-245
Main Author: Park, Se Hoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Area planning & development
Boundaries
Cities
Cooperation
Economic activity
Ethnicity
Free trade
Geography
Global economy
International relations
North American Free Trade Agreement
Politics
Regions
Studies
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Summary:The Incheon-Qingdao (including Seoul metropolitan-Shandong) intercity network has flourished through geographical proximity and economic complementarities since the opening of the Chinese border in 1992. However, the inter-city relationship characterized by the exploitation of the difference in factor prices over the border has recently begun to see signs of trouble as the Chinese government implemented policies to tighten labor and environmental regulations. The paper deals with the ups and downs of the Incheon-Qingdao intercity network and draws some policy implications for the future development of the trans-border cooperation. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1225-0279