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Bringing together a wide range of empirical studies from around the
world (Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, France, UK, Israel,
Russia, China, Taiwan, Argentina, Canada), framed in related
contemporary theoretical frameworks, this book examines the
question of the significance of proximate vs. more distant
relationships for economic agents' performance and local economic
development. While this question has been the subject of intense
debates in recent years, it is obvious that proximity and distance
are not explanatory factors as such. The book argues for the need
to understand the aims of economic relationships, the nature of the
regional environment in which they originate, and the scale at
which they operate. The book suggests that the notions of
diversity, innovativeness, maturity and multiple scales should be
incorporated into the debates on the significance of proximity for
economic performance.
Firms are at the very heart of modern day life. They come in a
seemingly infinite variety - from transnationals to small firm,
from corporations to branch plants, to subsidiaries and joint
ventures, from subcontractors to franchisees, from sole
proprietorships to partnerships, from manufacturers to service
providers and retailers. For the most part we view them as the
creators, destroyers, and repositories of jobs - the creators and
destroyers of people's livelihoods, lives, and dreams. But,
deciding just what a firm is is neither a simple nor a
straightforward task. Against a background of the dynamic
complexity and plurality that business forms (and firms) can
assume, there is a constant search within academic research for the
processes that create and maintain both enterprise and enterprises
in capitalist societies: a search for a theory of the firm. This
book addresses some of the gaps in the current state of the theory
of the firm from an economic geography perspective: issues around
the boundaries of the firm; the collective agency of the firm; the
political firm, financial markets, and the state; and the firm in
place.
Bringing together a wide range of empirical studies from around the
world (Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, France, UK, Israel,
Russia, China, Taiwan, Argentina, Canada), framed in related
contemporary theoretical frameworks, this book examines the
question of the significance of proximate vs. more distant
relationships for economic agents' performance and local economic
development. While this question has been the subject of intense
debates in recent years, it is obvious that proximity and distance
are not explanatory factors as such. The book argues for the need
to understand the aims of economic relationships, the nature of the
regional environment in which they originate, and the scale at
which they operate. The book suggests that the notions of
diversity, innovativeness, maturity and multiple scales should be
incorporated into the debates on the significance of proximity for
economic performance.
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