Progress in Industrial Geography (Routledge Revivals)

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Michael Pacione
Routledge, Jun 3, 2014 - Business & Economics - 304 pages

This edited collection, first published in 1985, deals with a number of the major themes central to the study of industrial geography. Topics under discussion include new methodologies, the growing service industries, foreign investment and the industrial geography of the developing world. With a detailed introduction from Michael Pacione and comprehensive coverage, the title reflects the extent to which the field of industrial geography changed over the second half of the twentieth century in response to economic change, incorporating the growth of multinational enterprises and the influence of globalisation, alongside traditional discussion of the manufacturing industry. Providing an essential background to developments in industrial geography, this title will be valuable to students with an interest in the economics, characteristics and advancement of industrial change.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
1 Theory and Methodology in Industrial Geography
10
2 Industrial Linkage Studies
40
3 IntraUrban Industrial Geography
82
Some New Directions
111
5 Foreign Direct Investment and Divestment Trends in Industrialised Countries
142
6 The Geography of MassRedundancy in Named Corporations
174
7 Regional Development Policies and Economic Change
219
8 The Industrial Geography of the Third World
249
Notes on Contributors
284
Index
285
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