This volume examines contemporary Asian industry, by concentrating on one of the key locations of global manufacturing: Southern China.

1. Introduction 2. The Southern China Engine: Guangdong Province 3. The geography of industry in Guangdong 4. Industrial development policy in Guangdong 5. Migration policies and the role of migrant workers 6. Local development policy in Guangdong: the 'SpecialiZed Town Programme' 7. Innovation dynamics and innovation policies in Guangdong 8. Policy effectiveness

Marco R. Di Tommaso is a Professor of Applied Economic Studies, Faculty of Economic Studies, University of Ferrara, Italy.

Lauretta Rubini is a Professor of Economics and Organisation at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ferrara, Italy.

Elisa Barbieri is a Researcher in Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ferrara, Italy.