Regions and Industries

Regions and Industries
Author: Pat Hudson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 1989-10-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 052134106X

In this book a team of distinguished historians contend that industrialization in Britain (and elsewhere) occurred first and foremost within regions rather than in the nation as a whole.

Trading Industries, Trading Regions

Trading Industries, Trading Regions
Author: Helzi Noponen
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1993-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780898622966

Analyzing the impact of trade on regional development and employment, this volume presents a set of industry case studies in which the international locational choices of industries are linked to metropolitan and regional growth patterns. They attempt to show how the United States has been served by domestic firms whose national and international locational patterns are shifting, the result of strategic planning as well as intervention by government agencies. Together, these studies pose a considerable challenge to the free trade prescription, suggesting that success in trade is fundamentally shaped by governmental intervention. They also show the adverse effects and adjustment costs that entire regions can suffer, economic and social costs which must be weighed against purported gains from free trade. Each set of authors offers an alternative political and economic course for the United States and other nations to follow, tailored to the specifics of the industry under consideration. Accessibly written, this work is required reading for all those concerned with industrial policy. It is also an ideal text for courses in economic geography, international economics, trade policy, regional development, and business.

Towns, Regions and Industries

Towns, Regions and Industries
Author: Jon Stobart
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2005-06-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780719070860

Focusing on the Midlands, this book examines urban and industrial change from 1700-1830, arguing that a complex urban system and its idividual constituents both responded to and shaped wider processes of industrialisation. the nature of urban and indu.

How a Region Grows; Area Development in the U.S. Economy

How a Region Grows; Area Development in the U.S. Economy
Author: Harvey S. Perloff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1963
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book starts with a historical description of the economic development of the various regions within the United States from 1870 together with an analytical discussion of the broad factors affecting the location of economic activity. It then proceeds to a detailed statistical analysis of the state-by-state movement of employment between the 1939 Census of Manufactures and 1958. The last chapter is devoted to programs which may help bring a better balance of labor force and employment opportunity.

OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2020

OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2020
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2020-11-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9264324984

Regions and Cities at a Glance 2020 provides a comprehensive assessment of how regions and cities across the OECD are progressing towards stronger, more sustainable and more resilient economies and societies. In the light of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the report analyses outcomes and drivers of social, economic and environmental resilience.

Service Industries and Regions

Service Industries and Regions
Author: Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783642427121

The service sector in most advanced economies accounts for up to seventy percent of employment and GDP and, given its growing importance, has received much research attention over the last two decades. However, not very much attention has been paid to the relationship between this sector and both its territorial impact and regional effects. The main objective of this book is to offer a comprehensive approach to these aspects, focusing particularly on the location factors of service industries and the importance of some specific services, such as business services and knowledge and information services. The contributions have been prepared by well-known experts in the field from a wide number of countries. The focus of all contributions is not only on theoretical aspects, but also provides empirical analyses on specific countries and topics such as the geographical concentration, globalization impacts, foreign direct investments, and innovation.

Industrial Location and Vitalization of Regional Economy

Industrial Location and Vitalization of Regional Economy
Author: Toshiharu Ishikawa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-01-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789811981302

This book explains the roles of the industrial location in vitalizing regional economies in various economic environments created due to the progress of globalization. Here, this book elucidates the impact of industrial location and locational factors on regional economies. It clarifies the effects on industrial location of regulations and corporate tax. And the book explains the regional economic influence of the employment and agglomeration that are factors influencing the location. It also focuses on some countries and examines the relationships between the industrial location and the vitalization of regional economy in each country. This analysis covers the automotive and high-tech industries in the northeastern region of China, the impact of urban systems on regional development in the Philippines, and firms in revitalization in the northern region of Sweden. And it reveals achievements and challenges in each region. Finally, the book clarifies that the level of achievement in regional development is related to the educational environment. It also suggests that the industrial composition of a region is influenced by the level of regional cooperation with other regions. The analyses in the book show that a region must select the industries that match its newly emerged regional characteristics for vitalization.