Revisiting the Silicon Island? The Geographically Varied ‘Strategic Coupling ’ in the Development of High-technology Parks in Taiwan

development of high-technology parks in Taiwan, Regional Studies. High-technology parks have been instrumental for propelling regional development and acclaimed as the panacea for curing regional decline since industrial restructuring after the 1980s in Taiwan. This paper aims to explore the divergent dynamics of different technology park projects in Taiwan as well as their impacts on local development. Inspired by the global production networks (GPNs) perspective, a triangular framework is proposed – the interaction between state intervention, economic competence, and societal forces – to highlight and explain the geographically varied patterns of ‘strategic coupling ’ between the global production networks and local institutional embeddedness that shape the divergent patterns of regional development in Taiwan. Global production networks Strategic coupling Developmental state Technical community Regional development YANG Y.-R., HSU J.-Y. et CHING C.-H. L’ı̂le d’industries électroniques vue sous un nouveau jour? La diversite ́ géographique de ‘l’accouplement stratégique’dans le développement des technopôles au Taiwan, Regional Studies. Les technopôles ont éte ́ une force motrice quant a ̀ l’impulsion donnée a ̀ l’aménagement du territoire, acclamées comme la panacée du déclin régional depuis la restructuration industrielle après les années 1980 au Taiwan. Cet article cherche a ̀ examiner la dynamique différente de divers projets de construction de technopôles au Taiwan aussi bien que leurs impacts sur le développement local. En s’inspirant de