Abstract:

Specific path dependence occurs in the research of cross-border economic cooperation. Most of the existing studies are based on the current situation of collaboration and a certain period, while the studies on medium and long periods are relatively few. This paper took the process of international cooperation and development of the Tumen River sub-region as an example, constructed an analysis framework of the evolution mechanism of cross-border economic regional cooperation based on geography multi-scale thought, and discussed the essential characteristics and changing factors for international collaboration of Tumen River sub-region in each historical stage. The results show that: The international cooperation of the Tumen River sub-region has gone through four stages in the past 30 years: the development stage (1984-1992), the development boom period (1993-1996), the slowdown period (1997-2004) and the development restart period (2005-present). Besides, the cross-border economic cooperation in each stage of Tumen River sub-regional international cooperation begins based on the last round of material practice space, which has apparent historical inheritance and policy innovation in different stages. The impact is on cross-border regional infrastructure construction and urbanization development. The role of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in sub-regional development is weakening, the leading role at the national level beefs up, the participation of provinces and local governments is increasing, and their integration with the regional development strategy is becoming increasingly close in the whole process under the general trend that political consultation and economic cooperation have become the global geopolitical environment changes. This paper helps in solvig the dilemma of international cooperation in the Tumen River sub-region and enriching the theoretical research on cross-border cooperation of human geography.

Key words: historical evolution, cross-border economic cooperation, Tumen River sub-region, Northeast Asia, Hunchun

摘要：

跨境经济合作发展研究存在一定的路径依赖，已有研究多立足于合作现状和某一时间段的研究，而对中长周期的研究相对较少。本文以图们江次区域国际合作开发过程为例，基于地理学多尺度思想，构建跨境经济区域合作演变机制分析框架，并探讨每个历史阶段图们江次区域国际合作的基本特征及其变化因素。结果表明：①近30年来图们江次区域国际合作大致经历了四个阶段：提出阶段（1984—1992年）、开发热潮期（1993—1996年）、开发放缓期（1997—2004年）和开发重启期（2005年至今）。②图们江次区域国际合作每一阶段跨境经济合作的开始都是在上一轮物质实践空间的基础上进行，不同阶段间具有明显的历史继承性和政策创新性，具体影响表现在跨境区域基础设施建设以及城市化发展进程上。③整个过程中，在政治磋商与经济合作成为全球地缘环境变化的总体趋势下，联合国开发计划署（UNDP）在次区域开发中的作用减弱，国家层面主导作用增强，省和地方参与性不断增强，与区域发展战略结合日益紧密。本文有助于破解图们江次区域国际合作的困境，同时丰富人文地理学跨境合作的相关理论研究。

关键词: 历史演化, 跨境经济合作, 图们江次区域, 东北亚, 珲春