[Abstract]
This study is depicted political subject through the theoretical consideration and the case analysis on the local accumulation of knowledge.
The analysis of the study is industrial structural analysis of Gangwon area, which has run parallel with location quotient analysis, shift-share analysis and differential analysis on the regional growth rate.
The location quotient of mining and manufacturing industry on the added value was high in the sequence of mining, nonmetallic mineral, medical business, minuteness and optical instrument.
The industry in which the industrial structure effect and regional share effect on the shift-share analysis are plus is the chemical compound and chemical products, other electric machine, medical business, minuteness and optical instrument, motor and trailer.
According to differential analysis on the regional growth rate, the industries of food and beverages, leather, bag and footwear, nonmetallic mineral, medical business, minuteness and optical instrument have contributed to the economy of Gangwon area in comparison with other types of industry.
The political subject of knowledge-based industrialization in Gangwon area will reflect the result of an analysis. Also, It is necessary to bring up the venture clusters and to attract the growth firms of 21th-century type for the long run.