Information technologies (IT) shape economic space, but we have
no clear map of the cyber economy since the "digital revolution"
began in the early 1970s.
The Digital Economy offers an up-to-date, critical synthesis
that links the various aspects of the digital or cyber economy from
the perspective of real firms. A geographic approach emphasizes how
IT has made businesses less dependent on locational constraints,
and the tangible effects on places and regions are placed at the
core of the analysis. Case studies of companies, including Amazon,
Dell, Li & Fung, and Volvo, demonstrate that the geography of
digitally-driven production is the outcome of both dispersion and
agglomeration dynamics. Global corporations are shown to have
footprints that ignore to some degree distance and time, yet
creative and coordinating activities remain anchored in urban
innovative ecosystems such as Silicon Valley and Bangalore. These
trends have been made possible by the development of a worldwide
and integrated telecommunications network, whose unequal presence
dictates the capabilities of places and communities to be connected
to the global economy. However, the threat of the digital divide
must not be overstated. In cities, rural areas, and emerging
countries, local development is wrapped up in human capital, rather
than technology.
This engaging and accessible text describes and explains the
patterns and dynamics of today s digital economic space. The
effects on places and regions and the people in them are at the
core of the authors analysis, illustrated by many real examples.
This book will be useful to anyone studying business and
management, geography and information and communication
studies.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(3)
(2)
