Location Economics

Theoretical Underpinnings and Applications

Economists of the Twentieth Century series

the late Melvin L. Greenhut, Formerly Abell Professor of Liberal Arts and Distinguished Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Texas A & M University, US

Using the analysis which is developed in this volume, locational interdependencies and, in turn, industrial location are shown to be affected by diverse factors including, among others, marginal cost curves, demand curves and the number of firms in the market. Employing empirical findings to relate theory to practice, the author establishes a general theory via which he investigates and resolves specific issues and problems.

‘These volumes are essential reference tools in understanding the evolution of locational and spatial economics since WW2, and are technically accessible to specialist graduate students of location economics.’
– Graham Crampton, The Economic Journal