The Political Economy of Foreign Capital Diversity and Local Manufacturing Transformation: A Comparative Analysis of Kunshan and Taicang, China

• In Event: State-Business Relations in China

Brief Overview

This paper asks why similar Chinese cities have divergent transformation paths. Comparing Kunshan and Taicang, it argues initial FDI types shape distinct governance and state-business relations, driving different industrial upgrade trajectories.

Authors

• Chao Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• Tianyuan Zheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University