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Industrial Location and Economic Integration
Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces in the New Europe
9781840642100 爱德华伊利加出版社
In recent decades the world economy has been characterized by deepening and widening integration. Throughout this time, there have been concerns that this process may foster the geographical concentration of industries, a view substantiated by contributions to the new economic geography. In this book, Barbara Dluhosch opposes this position and presents an entirely different view of the consequences of globalization.
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In recent decades the world economy has been characterized by deepening and widening integration. Throughout this time, there have been concerns that this process may foster the geographical concentration of industries, a view substantiated by contributions to the new economic geography. In this book, Barbara Dluhosch opposes this position and presents an entirely different view of the consequences of globalization.
Barbara Dluhosch carefully identifies and analyses the main pillars of the new economic geography. She then presents an essentially new approach focusing on the decline of communication costs, and introduces cost competition and technological choice, which have largely been neglected. In doing so, she arrives at fundamentally different conclusions and provides new insights into the consequences of regional integration and the process of globalization. Finally, the policy implications of this are critically evaluated by drawing on experiences of European economic integration.
Barbara Dluhosch carefully identifies and analyses the main pillars of the new economic geography. She then presents an essentially new approach focusing on the decline of communication costs, and introduces cost competition and technological choice, which have largely been neglected. In doing so, she arrives at fundamentally different conclusions and provides new insights into the consequences of regional integration and the process of globalization. Finally, the policy implications of this are critically evaluated by drawing on experiences of European economic integration.
备受好评
“这是一个重要而可读的书，值得对欧洲经济发展辩论产生重大影响。”
– Robert J. Bennett, Progress in Human Geography
‘. . . this book reveals a considerable amount of thoroughness and synthesis most of the available knowledge on convergence versus divergence within Europe. It opens appealing research avenues and I hope it will stimulate fruitful discussions among rural development and regional scientists.’
- YvesLéon，欧洲农业经济学审查
“这本书对新千年最重要的经济活动来说是一个有价值的贡献。这本书提供了对这种集成问题的不同方面令人耳目一新的新洞察力，因此，这是研究人员和政策制定者的必备方案。
– Pradosh Nath, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
'Barbara Dluhosch呼吁质疑普通智慧 - 自救援人员和克鲁格曼的工作她阵列一些强大的论点，所有的竞争作为基本主题，可以扭转万军经常被认为是经济一体化，即使在不完美的竞争框架内分析。供应方面的成本竞争将公司运到碎片生产并在空间上传播这些活动，同时消费者选择的增加提高了需求方面的有效弹性。在欧洲提出的证据确实支持融合，而不是发散，更好地在过去三十年中融合的观点。“
– Michael Burda, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
‘This is an interesting and inspiring book. The main innovations of this study are the incorporation of the Lancastrian model of demand for commodity characteristics into the love-of-variety approach à la Dixit and Stiglitz and a non-conventional modelling of production technology. These modifications of existing models help to better understand and explain some of the phenomena that have been experienced in historical processes of integration. This study demonstrates possibilities to bridge existing gaps between traditional trade theory and the new economic geography . . . her approach is highly innovative, it produces new and interesting insights and paves a way for future research in this area.’
– Michael Rauscher, University of Rostock, Germany
– Robert J. Bennett, Progress in Human Geography
‘. . . this book reveals a considerable amount of thoroughness and synthesis most of the available knowledge on convergence versus divergence within Europe. It opens appealing research avenues and I hope it will stimulate fruitful discussions among rural development and regional scientists.’
- YvesLéon，欧洲农业经济学审查
“这本书对新千年最重要的经济活动来说是一个有价值的贡献。这本书提供了对这种集成问题的不同方面令人耳目一新的新洞察力，因此，这是研究人员和政策制定者的必备方案。
– Pradosh Nath, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
'Barbara Dluhosch呼吁质疑普通智慧 - 自救援人员和克鲁格曼的工作她阵列一些强大的论点，所有的竞争作为基本主题，可以扭转万军经常被认为是经济一体化，即使在不完美的竞争框架内分析。供应方面的成本竞争将公司运到碎片生产并在空间上传播这些活动，同时消费者选择的增加提高了需求方面的有效弹性。在欧洲提出的证据确实支持融合，而不是发散，更好地在过去三十年中融合的观点。“
– Michael Burda, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
‘This is an interesting and inspiring book. The main innovations of this study are the incorporation of the Lancastrian model of demand for commodity characteristics into the love-of-variety approach à la Dixit and Stiglitz and a non-conventional modelling of production technology. These modifications of existing models help to better understand and explain some of the phenomena that have been experienced in historical processes of integration. This study demonstrates possibilities to bridge existing gaps between traditional trade theory and the new economic geography . . . her approach is highly innovative, it produces new and interesting insights and paves a way for future research in this area.’
– Michael Rauscher, University of Rostock, Germany
Contents
Contents: Preface 1. Integration and Economic Development: Is History Destiny? 2. Stylised Facts on EU-wide Geographical Disparities 3. Centripetal Forces Dominating: The Home Market Effect 4. Centrifugal Forces Dominating: The Foreign Market Effect 5. EU Cohesion: A Matter of Income Distribution? 6. Reprise: History is not Destiny Bibliography Index
