ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the complicated role of the state within the rise of the ITP sector in Southern China, in a dynamic and relational way. This chapter employs the coupled interactive approach, which considers the variegated but integrated intra-state variations underlying the interactive state-society framework. This chapter argues that (i) the state strongly intervenes in the development of the ITP sector in Southern China, using both economic and extra-economic instruments; and (ii) the actions/reactions of the state at various levels – especially the provincial and local levels – towards the ITP sector vary across time and space because of the state’s dual functions, namely, facilitating capital accumulation and maintaining social stability.
