William P. Anderson

Economic Geography (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The goal of this book is to provide the student with a rigorous introduction to a diverse but logically consistent set of analytical models of the spatial decisions and interactions that drive the evolution of the economic landscape.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136293467
• Artikelnr.: 38246564

Autorenporträt

William P. Anderson is Ontario Research Chair in Cross-Border Transportation Policy, University of Windsor, Canada

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements Part 1 Fundamental Concepts 1. Introduction 2. The
Friction of Distance 3. Agglomeration 4. Markets 5. Spatial Interaction 6.
Resources and the Environment 7. The Production Technology Part II: The
Multiregional Economy 8. Specialization and Trade 9. Interregional
Movements of Labor and Capital 10. Polarization in the Multiregional
Economy 11. Scale economies and imperfect competition in the multiregional
economy 12. Unemployment and Regional Policy Part III: Location Theory 13.
Transportation and Location 14. Scale Economies and Input Substitution 15.
Labor, Rent, Taxes and Subsidies 16. Interrelated Location Choices Part IV:
Markets for Space 17. Agricultural Land Use 18 Urban Land Use: The
Monocentric City 19. Urban Sprawl and the Polycentric City Part V: Systems
of Cities 20. Urbanization 21 City Size Distribution and Urban Hierarchies
22. Central Place Theory 23. Network Urban Systems Part VI: Globalization
and the Knowledge Economy 25. The Globalization of Production Systems 24.
International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment 26. The Knowledge Economy