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Second edition

Don Mills : Oxford University Press, [2016]

x, 469 stran : ilustrace, mapy ; 26 cm

ISBN 978-0-19-901328-9 (brožováno)

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Contents // Figures, Tables, and Case Studies vi Preface ix Introduction 1 // About Economic Geography 1 // Historical Thumbnail Sketch of Economic Geography 2 Institutionalism and Economic Geography 4 Conclusion 17 // PART I MARKETS IN PLACE, SPACE, AND TIME // CHAPTER 1 Markets in Place and Space 20 Contemplating Markets 20 Market Exchange 23 Market Coordination 28 Market Governance 37 The Challenges of Sustainable Development 44 Conclusion 49 // CHAPTER 2 The (Evolving) Spatial Division of Labour 52 Introducing the Division of Labour 53 Urbanization, Scale Economies, and Cumulative Causation 55 Diseconomies of Scale and Scope 67 Globalization 69 Conclusion 81 // CHAPTER 3 Innovation, Evolution, and Inequality 84 // Innovation and Markets 84 Innovation as a Social Process 85 Techno-Economic Paradigms 93 The Changing Geography of Innovation 101 Innovation and Global Inequality 110 Conclusion 116 // PART II INSTITUTIONAL PILLARS OF MODERN SPACE ECONOMIES // CHAPTER 4 Business 120 Introducing Business 120 Theories of the Firm 123 Business Segmentation 128 // Value Chains and Inter-firm Relations 139 Conclusion 146 // CHAPTER 5 Labour 148 // Labour as Countervailing Power 148 The Nature of Labour Markets 150 Labour Market Segmentation 157 Labour Market Failures and Challenges 165 Conclusion 173 // CHAPTER 6 Government 175 The Role of Government 175 // The Nature of Government-Economy Relations 177 Government Policy Interventions and Institutions 187 Regional and Local Development

Policies 194 International Economic Policies: The Free Trade Agenda 202 The Incomplete Territorialisation of Externalities Governance 205 Conclusion 206 // CHAPTER 7 Non-profit Organizations 209 The Role of Non-profit Organizations 209 The Diversity of Non-profits 211 Economic Impacts 215 // Global-Local Dynamics of NGO Activism 220 Social Capital and Development 226 Conclusion 229 // PART III LOCATION DYNAMICS OF VALUE CHAINS // CHAPTER 8 Cities 234 The Role of Cities 235 Cities are Global and Local 237 Systems of Cities 248 Intra-urban Land-Use Patterns 255 Conclusion 267 // CHAPTER 9 Energy and Mineral Resources 270 Contradictions of Resource Exploitation 271 The Lifeblood of the Global Economy 276 Political Governance and Resource Rights 280 Environmental Impacts 284 The Resource Cycle Meets the Value Chain 289 Resource-Based Development 297 Conclusion 301 // Contents // CHAPTER 10 Agriculture 304 // Geographic Differences in Agriculture 305 Local and Global Markets: Disparities and Dilemmas 306 Organization: From Old MacDonald to McDonalds 314 Regional Renewal and Relocalization 325 Conclusion 330 // CHAPTER 11 Manufacturing 333 // Geographic Differences in Manufacturing 333 // The Shifting Geography of Manufacturing 336 // Locating Manufacturing Facilities 344 // Location, Product Cycle Dynamics, and Value Chains 350 // Environmental Responsibilities: From Value Chains to Value Cycles 356 // Clustering and Congregation 359 // Conclusion 366 // CHAPTER 12 Services 369

The Development of the Service Industry 369 // Defining Services 370 // Consumer Services 376 // Producer Services 390 // Public Services 394 // Conclusion 400 // CHAPTER 13 Transportation and Communication Networks 403 // The Role of Transportation and Communication Networks 403 Networks 405 // Costs, Pricing, and Location 414 Transportation, Communications, and Scale 417 Conclusion 426 // CHAPTER 14 Consumption 429 // Geographic Differences in Consumption 429 Demand: Decision-Making by Consumers 432 Consumption over Space 435 Consumption of Places and Space 445 // Separation of Production and Consumption: Society and Environment 450 Conclusion 453 // Glossary 455 Index 463 // Selected Abbreviations 470