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Location in Space:Theoretical Perspectives in Economic Geography, 3/E
Peter Dicken, University of Manchester
Peter E. Lloyd, University of Liverpool

ISBN-10: 0060416777
ISBN-13: 9780060416775

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1990
Format: Cloth; 431 pp
Published: 01/17/1997
Status: Out of Print

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This text offers a comprehensive overview of the major theories and concepts of economic geography. Coverage of corporate strategies and competition in the capitalist world makes this text particularly valuable for students taking business courses.

Introduction: The Perspective of Economic Geography

PART I: LOCATION IN SPACE: A MODED-BASED APPROACH

2. Spatial Organization of Economic Activities: A Simplified Model

3. A Heterogeneous Land Surface

4. Transportation and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activities: Routes, Networks, Transportation Costs

5. Spatial Variations in Production Costs

6. Demand, Scale and Agglomeration

7. The Time-Space Dimension: Cumulative Economic Development

PART II: LOCATION IN SPACE: ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES

8. The Contemporary Business World: Economic Structure, Business Organizations and the Competitive Process

9. Strategic Behavior of Large Business Organizations: A Geographical Perspective

10. Insights from the Social and Economic Theories of Marx

11. Social Relations and the Geography of Production

12. Postscript.

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