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Strategic Coupling Perspective on Rural Indigenous Talent Cultivation in Hainan Free Trade Port: Mechanisms, Failures, and Reconstruction

Author(s)

Xiaoyun Wu

Affiliation(s)

College of Agriculture and Rural Studies, Hainan Open University, Haikou, Hainan, China

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the in-depth development of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the supporting role of rural indigenous talents directly affects the full penetration of strategic dividends. This paper introduces the economic geography theory of “strategic coupling” to construct a three-dimensional analytical framework of “strategy–industry–talent” and a three-stage dynamic model of “transmission–reorganization–restructuring.” Based on 413 provincial questionnaires and in-depth case studies of three typical regions (high-tech strategic radiation, traditional industry transformation, and modern service industry radiation), this study systematically diagnoses the structural dilemmas in current rural indigenous talent cultivation. The findings reveal a significant structural decoupling and functional misalignment between the FTP’s exogenous strategic thrust and the endogenous rural development foundation. Specifically, these manifest as institutional obstruction and spatial disembedding during the policy transmission stage, industry supply–demand mismatch during the resource reorganization stage, and weakened cultural identity alongside social capital dissipation during the ecological restructuring stage. To address these issues, the research breaks free from linear cultivation thinking and proposes an empowering indigenous talent cultivation ecosystem based on precise classification, policy coordination, deep industry–education integration, digital technology, and the revitalization of local values. This ecosystem aims to repair the full-process coupling failures and provide a systematic path reference for rural talent revitalization in the FTP context.

Keywords

Hainan Free Trade Port; Rural Indigenous Talents; Strategic Coupling; Coupling Failure; Empowering Ecosystem

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