A Study on Class Conflict and Local Development─A Case Study on Yongko Ceramics Industry

• Main Authors: Cheng, Ju-ting, 鄭如婷
• Other Authors: Lee, Chen-jai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/25780291318081419485

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 地政學系 === 91 === In the trend of reflexive modernity, the research on local development has been looked upon in resent years. However, the base theories of the research on local development are not enough in Taiwan. The study takes class theory for its base theory to analyze the influence between class conflict and local development. Further more, class theory could provide a new perspective to examine how a place develops in Taiwan. When a place develops, what kinds of role do classes play? How do classes shape, alter and conflict? And how do these situations affect local development? This study explores all mentioned above. We take Yingko ceramics industry as the target area and Yingko Ceramics Old Street as the case study, analyze how the roles of classes, the formation and conflict of classes influence the process and the outcome of local development. Therefore, we can have the conclusion as follow: Different classes can influence local development through controlling political and economic power, good position of class, community organization and the ownership of land. Besides, when experiencing class conflict, whether place identify form or not is significant to assist local development.