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This unique Handbook examines the impacts on, and responses to,
economic geography explicitly from the perspective of the behavior,
mechanics, systems and experiences of different firms in various
types of industries. The industry studies approach allows the
authors to explain why the economic geography of these different
industries exhibits such particular and diverse characteristics.
The sectors and industries covered include:- traditional heavy
industry and engineering - creative and cultural industries -
knowledge sectors - natural resource-based and environmental
sectors - knowledge, networks and communications issues. The
Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography will strongly
appeal to students, scholars and researchers interested in all
aspects of industrial location and economic geography. Contributors
include: Y. Aoyama, D. Bailey, F. Bellusi, G. Bentley, M. Bokhorst,
F. Bruinsma, K. Buzard, G. Carlino, M.C. Carroll, J. Cooper, L. de
Propris, P. Doeringer, E.L. Echeverri-Carroll, C. Forman, P.
Foster, A. Gadwa Nicodemus, F. Giarratani, N. Green Leigh, G.
Gruver, G.J.D. Hewings, H. Izushi, R. Jackson, T. Klier, S.
MacNeill, R. Madhavan, S. Manning, A. Markusen, C. Martinez, H.
Mayer, P. McCann, R. Mudambi, R. Ortega-Argiles, L. Oxley, R. Rama,
N. Reid, A. Reynolds-Feighan, J. Rubenstein, H. Shangqin, S.
Sheppard, D. Terkla
This title was first published in 2001. Significant changes have
occurred in the Brazilian economy over the last decade yet this is
one of the first volumes to draw them together into a comprehensive
discussion. It is suitable for development economists, regional
scientists, policy analysts and those scholars with an interest in
access to a wide range of economic analyses of structural changes
in the Brazilian economy.
Originally published in 1977. This book provides an introduction to
some of the more important techniques of regional analysis -
techniques derived from geographical, regional economic and
regional science theory - and describes the way some of these
techniques have been applied in the identification of problems,
development of strategy and evaluation of regional programmes. The
theory and applications of methods of regional analysis are
integrated with the use of examples taken from the USA, the UK and
Canada. The author introduces the problems which are encountered in
the field of regional analysis, describes some of the analytical
tools, beginning with the fundamental model of the economic base
approach, and then examines regional flows and the applicability of
international trade theory to interregional trade. Considering the
shortcomings of the aggregated base approach, input-output analysis
is also examined.
This title was first published in 2001. Significant changes have
occurred in the Brazilian economy over the last decade yet this is
one of the first volumes to draw them together into a comprehensive
discussion. It is suitable for development economists, regional
scientists, policy analysts and those scholars with an interest in
access to a wide range of economic analyses of structural changes
in the Brazilian economy.
Originally published in 1977. This book provides an introduction to
some of the more important techniques of regional analysis -
techniques derived from geographical, regional economic and
regional science theory - and describes the way some of these
techniques have been applied in the identification of problems,
development of strategy and evaluation of regional programmes. The
theory and applications of methods of regional analysis are
integrated with the use of examples taken from the USA, the UK and
Canada. The author introduces the problems which are encountered in
the field of regional analysis, describes some of the analytical
tools, beginning with the fundamental model of the economic base
approach, and then examines regional flows and the applicability of
international trade theory to interregional trade. Considering the
shortcomings of the aggregated base approach, input-output analysis
is also examined.
This book applies regional analysis to the challenges facing global
investment agencies seeking to enhance trade in lagging regions. It
shows how spatial interaction and agent-based modelling can be used
as the basis for developing new plans and policies. An in-depth
analysis of trade routes is presented, which can be used to develop
policies for increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Landlocked
Uganda and the sea-locked South Pacific Islands serve to illustrate
the problems of covering sizable distances, accelerating export
flows and improving supply chain efficiency. These examples also
provide an excellent illustration of the power of regional science,
from assembling data bases in difficult situations to developing
and applying models of the trade system.
This unique Handbook examines the impacts on, and responses to,
economic geography explicitly from the perspective of the behavior,
mechanics, systems and experiences of different firms in various
types of industries. The industry studies approach allows the
authors to explain why the economic geography of these different
industries exhibits such particular and diverse characteristics.
The sectors and industries covered include:- traditional heavy
industry and engineering - creative and cultural industries -
knowledge sectors - natural resource-based and environmental
sectors - knowledge, networks and communications issues. The
Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography will strongly
appeal to students, scholars and researchers interested in all
aspects of industrial location and economic geography. Contributors
include: Y. Aoyama, D. Bailey, F. Bellusi, G. Bentley, M. Bokhorst,
F. Bruinsma, K. Buzard, G. Carlino, M.C. Carroll, J. Cooper, L. de
Propris, P. Doeringer, E.L. Echeverri-Carroll, C. Forman, P.
Foster, A. Gadwa Nicodemus, F. Giarratani, N. Green Leigh, G.
Gruver, G.J.D. Hewings, H. Izushi, R. Jackson, T. Klier, S.
MacNeill, R. Madhavan, S. Manning, A. Markusen, C. Martinez, H.
Mayer, P. McCann, R. Mudambi, R. Ortega-Argiles, L. Oxley, R. Rama,
N. Reid, A. Reynolds-Feighan, J. Rubenstein, H. Shangqin, S.
Sheppard, D. Terkla
This book applies regional analysis to the challenges facing global
investment agencies seeking to enhance trade in lagging regions. It
shows how spatial interaction and agent-based modelling can be used
as the basis for developing new plans and policies. An in-depth
analysis of trade routes is presented, which can be used to develop
policies for increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Landlocked
Uganda and the sea-locked South Pacific Islands serve to illustrate
the problems of covering sizable distances, accelerating export
flows and improving supply chain efficiency. These examples also
provide an excellent illustration of the power of regional science,
from assembling data bases in difficult situations to developing
and applying models of the trade system.
Regional Science is now more than 50 years old; in the last two
decades, significant advances in methodology have occurred, spurred
in large part by access to computers. The range of analytical
techniques now available is enormous; this books provides a
sampling of the toolkit that is now at the disposal of analysts
interested in understanding and interpreting the complexity of the
spatial structure of sub- national economies. The set of tools
ranges from the more traditional (input-output) to new developments
in computable general equilibrium models, nonlinear dynamics,
neural modelling and innovation.
In 1989, after several years of discussion and negotiation, the
Regional Econornics Applications Laboratory (REAL) was formed. This
unique relationship between the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been a
significant source of intellectual inspiration for many students,
visiting colleagues and members of the participating institutions
for the past decade. The idea for REAL was hatched by Philip
Israilevich and Geoffrey Hewings in typical Chicago style - in the
back room of a local bar. In early December 1997, their
collaboration came to an untimely end when Philip died after a
three-year battle with cancer. The challenge of moving across a
spectrum from theory to model development to implementation and
interpretation provided the underlying motivation for REAL's
formation together with an equally important component, namely the
translation of many of these efforts into a form that could be
understood and implemented by policy makers. For Philip, REAL and
the Regional Science Association International provided the forums
for his intellectual endeavors, although he also contributed many
papers in banking. In recognition of his contributions and to
provide a sense of the current research in the fields in which he
published, many of the authors of these chapters assembled in
Chicago in November, 1998 to participate in a small seminar in his
honor. Several others who were not able to come nevertheless
contributed chapters to this volume. Subsequently, all of the
papers have been revised and updated."
In 1976, volume 116 of the Lecture Notes in Economics and
Mathematical Systems appeared in the library of the University of
Illinois. The title of the book, Input-Output Analysis and the
Structure of Income Distribution was sufficiently intriguing to one
of the present editors (Hewings) to command attention. Some years
later, during the First World Congress of the Regional Science
Association in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1980, Madden and Batey
presented some of their work using their now familiar
demographic-economic modeling system. Discussion ensued about the
relationship between this system, Miyazawa's formulation and the
social accounting matrices most closely associated with the work of
Stone. During a year's residence at the University of Illinois,
Batey was able to produce a valuable typology of multipliers that
began the process of integrating these several modeling systems
into a coherent package. Thereafter, a number of regional
scientists have exploited the ideas and insights proposed by
Miyazawa, especially the notion of the interrelational income
multiplier and the ideas of internal and external multipliers.
The book provides an overview of some of the recent techniques that have been applied to an understanding of the structure of regional and interregional exchange within national economies. The issues range from an evaluation of NAFTA, comparisons of regional economies, structral change over time and issues related to measurement and interpretation. Many of the contributions address the problems using network structures.
In 1976, volume 116 of the Lecture Notes in Economics and
Mathematical Systems appeared in the library of the University of
Illinois. The title of the book, Input-Output Analysis and the
Structure of Income Distribution was sufficiently intriguing to one
of the present editors (Hewings) to command attention. Some years
later, during the First World Congress of the Regional Science
Association in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1980, Madden and Batey
presented some of their work using their now familiar
demographic-economic modeling system. Discussion ensued about the
relationship between this system, Miyazawa's formulation and the
social accounting matrices most closely associated with the work of
Stone. During a year's residence at the University of Illinois,
Batey was able to produce a valuable typology of multipliers that
began the process of integrating these several modeling systems
into a coherent package. Thereafter, a number of regional
scientists have exploited the ideas and insights proposed by
Miyazawa, especially the notion of the interrelational income
multiplier and the ideas of internal and external multipliers.
The book contains perspectives on the way new information
technology might reorient the spatial organization of activity. The
perspectives range from conceptual, high- lighting the role of
research and development to case studies from Japan. Considerable
debate is focused on the role of distance and the way in which new
information technology might re-shape interaction and, eventually,
the form and function of urban areas.
This book examines regional structural challenges on Colombia’s
path to sustainable social cohesion and regionally inclusive
growth. These challenges can be divided into three main groups: (i)
those that focus on competitiveness and the supply side, (ii) those
that arise from critical business cycle issues on the demand side,
and (iii) those concerning environmental sustainability, employment
and social inclusion. The contributions, written by experts
on Latin American economics and regional science, apply
quantitative simulations based on a unified general equilibrium
framework and address a wide range of topics, including:
Colombia’s competitive integration in global markets, human
capital profiles, regional economic disparities and public and
private mechanisms of interregional income transfer. The challenges
entailed by such high-profile and long-term issues as productivity
growth and climate change are also analyzed. In addition, the book
positions Colombia’s experiences in an international comparative
context. It argues that many other Latin American countries face
similar challenges and provide evidence to substantiate this claim.
By doing so, it offers valuable policy lessons for Latin American
countries with similar difficulties.
Regional Science is now more than 50 years old; in the last two
decades, significant advances in methodology have occurred, spurred
in large part by access to computers. The range of analytical
techniques now available is enormous; this books provides a
sampling of the toolkit that is now at the disposal of analysts
interested in understanding and interpreting the complexity of the
spatial structure of sub- national economies. The set of tools
ranges from the more traditional (input-output) to new developments
in computable general equilibrium models, nonlinear dynamics,
neural modelling and innovation.
Cities, counties, school districts and other local governments have
suffered a long-lasting period of fiscal challenges since the
beginning of the Great Recession. Metropolitan governments continue
to adjust to the "new normal" of sharply lower property values,
consumer sales, and personal income. Contributors to this volume
include elected officials, academics, key people in city
administrations, and other nationally recognized experts who
discuss solutions to the urban problems created by the Great
Recession. Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil
looks at the capacity of local governments to mobilize resources
efficiently and effectively, as well as the overall effects of the
long-term economic downturn on quality of life. Introducing the
reader to the fiscal effects of the Great Recession on cities, the
book examines the initial fraying and subsequent mending of the
social safety net, the opportunities for pursuing economic
development strategies, the challenges of inter-jurisdictional
cooperation, and the legacy costs of pension liabilities and
infrastructure decay. Contributors are Phil Ashton, Raphael Bostic,
Richard Feiock, Rachel A. Gordon, Rebecca Hendrick, Geoffrey J.D.
Hewings, David Merriman, Richard Nathan, Michael A. Pagano, Breeze
Richardson, Annette Steinacker, Nik Theodore, Rachel Weber, and
Margaret Weir.
This book provides an account of developments and applications of
social accounts. It concentrates particularly on the methods of
social accounting that Richard Stone, Nobel Laureate in Economics,
developed and applied during his long and distinguished career. The
contributors to the volume examine applications of social accounts
in economics and demography, addressing issues of new formulations
and specifications at the national and regional levels. Economic
structure and issues of structural change are investigated within
the context of social accounts matrices, and Linear Expenditure
Systems are used to model population change and household
consumption. The importance of social accounts matrices (SAM) in
generating Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models and the
enormous potential that both SAM and CGE models have for policy
analysis are stressed.
This book provides a state-of-the-art account of developments and
applications of the social accounting methods that Richard Stone
developed and applied during his long and distinguished career,
focussing on applications of social accounts in economics and
demography, and addressing issues of new formulations and
specifications at both national and regional levels. One theme is
economic structure, and particularly issues of structural change,
focussing on: changes in final demand composition; fundamental
economic structure and hierarchical decomposition, all of these
within the context of social accounts matrices. Another theme
covers Economic-Demographic Relationships, with special focus on
extended input-output models, including consistency problems,
linking of macro- and micro-economic approaches and Linear
Expenditure Systems. The importance of Social Accounts Matrices in
generating Computable General Equilibrium models, and the enormous
potential that both SAM and CGE models have for policy analysis,
particularly in the interregional context, is also stressed.
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