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.
