Michael Storper, Thomas Kemeny, Naji Philip Makarem, and Taner Osman
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780804789400
- eISBN:
- 9780804796026
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804789400.003.0002
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Innovation
Innumerable forces influence economic development, and research on it uses many different methods and comes from several disciplines. Four theoretical fields that contribute to understanding ...
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Innumerable forces influence economic development, and research on it uses many different methods and comes from several disciplines. Four theoretical fields that contribute to understanding divergent economic development of city regions are development theory, regional science and urban economics, the new economic geography, and the social science of institutions. Together, they provide a robust framework for understanding convergence and divergence in economic development.Less
Innumerable forces influence economic development, and research on it uses many different methods and comes from several disciplines. Four theoretical fields that contribute to understanding divergent economic development of city regions are development theory, regional science and urban economics, the new economic geography, and the social science of institutions. Together, they provide a robust framework for understanding convergence and divergence in economic development.
David M. Williams and Andrew P. White
- Published in print:
- 1991
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780969588504
- eISBN:
- 9781786944931
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780969588504.003.0020
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
A bibliography of post-graduate theses concerning Coastal Areas, Hinterlands, and Islands across Britain and overseas throughout Maritime History.
A bibliography of post-graduate theses concerning Coastal Areas, Hinterlands, and Islands across Britain and overseas throughout Maritime History.
Jamie Peck
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781526127884
- eISBN:
- 9781526155450
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7765/9781526127891.00021
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Political Philosophy
The chapter addresses the potential of Karl Polanyi’s contribution as a spatial theorist, or as an economic geographer in all but name. Although Polanyi did not identify as a spatial or geographical ...
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The chapter addresses the potential of Karl Polanyi’s contribution as a spatial theorist, or as an economic geographer in all but name. Although Polanyi did not identify as a spatial or geographical theorist as such, his work is rich with spatial insights and implications, notably as one of the original analysts of economic diversity. The chapter begins by contextualising Polanyi’s work in relation to the shifting locales and vantage points that shaped its production. It then turns to the question of the potential of Polanyi’s research programme (incomplete as it understandably was) for the conceptualisation and exploration of economic geographies. The goal here is to sketch some of the ways in which neoPolanyian approaches can be put to work in the service of geographically sensitive modes of economic inquiry, including those attuned to the ongoing diversity of economic formations and development trajectories, contemporary engagements with uneven spatial development, and the evaluation of (localised) economic experimentation. Polanyi’s programmatic project of ‘comparative economics’ was never completed during his own lifetime. There is much to be gained from resuming this project.Less
The chapter addresses the potential of Karl Polanyi’s contribution as a spatial theorist, or as an economic geographer in all but name. Although Polanyi did not identify as a spatial or geographical theorist as such, his work is rich with spatial insights and implications, notably as one of the original analysts of economic diversity. The chapter begins by contextualising Polanyi’s work in relation to the shifting locales and vantage points that shaped its production. It then turns to the question of the potential of Polanyi’s research programme (incomplete as it understandably was) for the conceptualisation and exploration of economic geographies. The goal here is to sketch some of the ways in which neoPolanyian approaches can be put to work in the service of geographically sensitive modes of economic inquiry, including those attuned to the ongoing diversity of economic formations and development trajectories, contemporary engagements with uneven spatial development, and the evaluation of (localised) economic experimentation. Polanyi’s programmatic project of ‘comparative economics’ was never completed during his own lifetime. There is much to be gained from resuming this project.
Calvin Schermerhorn
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780300192001
- eISBN:
- 9780300213898
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300192001.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
This chapter details the economic geography of the United States domestic slave market of the 1810s. It examines small slave traders’ business strategies as part of a knowledge economy, focusing on ...
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This chapter details the economic geography of the United States domestic slave market of the 1810s. It examines small slave traders’ business strategies as part of a knowledge economy, focusing on the firm of Peyton Mason and Company. That partnership drove coffles or caravans of enslaved Virginians to Mississippi and Alabama in 1818 through the Appalachian Mountains, river valleys, and through Indian nations. In a time in which money was regional and geographic obstacles to the interstate trade abounded, Peyton Mason and Company economized through overland transport and self-financing. Enslaved people viewed that business strategy and their commoditization differently, as the theft and disappearance of loved ones. But that interstate commerce joined the interests of Virginians and Mississippians, creating in the process an American South.Less
This chapter details the economic geography of the United States domestic slave market of the 1810s. It examines small slave traders’ business strategies as part of a knowledge economy, focusing on the firm of Peyton Mason and Company. That partnership drove coffles or caravans of enslaved Virginians to Mississippi and Alabama in 1818 through the Appalachian Mountains, river valleys, and through Indian nations. In a time in which money was regional and geographic obstacles to the interstate trade abounded, Peyton Mason and Company economized through overland transport and self-financing. Enslaved people viewed that business strategy and their commoditization differently, as the theft and disappearance of loved ones. But that interstate commerce joined the interests of Virginians and Mississippians, creating in the process an American South.
Rabi S. Bhagat, Annette S. McDevitt, and B. Ram Baliga
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190241490
- eISBN:
- 9780190671143
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190241490.001.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
Organizations that function across dissimilar nations and cultures are known as global organizations. Their origins may be in any of the globalized countries of the World Trade Organization as well ...
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Organizations that function across dissimilar nations and cultures are known as global organizations. Their origins may be in any of the globalized countries of the World Trade Organization as well as other supernational systems that coordinate activities of the United Nations and similar organizations. Global organizations are everywhere, and their growth has been phenomenal since World War II. Managing them effectively requires in-depth knowledge of the political and economic geography in which they operate. Along with such knowledge, managers must also discern the underpinnings of cultural and technological developments in their strategic planning and implementation. A few decades ago, an interdisciplinary perspective was not regarded as crucial in understanding the functioning of global organizations. However, in the complex and dynamic era of globalization, an interdisciplinary perspective is crucial. This book adopts this perspective and integrates the often conflicting and dynamic perspectives in a fashion that sheds light for understanding the nature of global organizations in the twenty-first century.Less
Organizations that function across dissimilar nations and cultures are known as global organizations. Their origins may be in any of the globalized countries of the World Trade Organization as well as other supernational systems that coordinate activities of the United Nations and similar organizations. Global organizations are everywhere, and their growth has been phenomenal since World War II. Managing them effectively requires in-depth knowledge of the political and economic geography in which they operate. Along with such knowledge, managers must also discern the underpinnings of cultural and technological developments in their strategic planning and implementation. A few decades ago, an interdisciplinary perspective was not regarded as crucial in understanding the functioning of global organizations. However, in the complex and dynamic era of globalization, an interdisciplinary perspective is crucial. This book adopts this perspective and integrates the often conflicting and dynamic perspectives in a fashion that sheds light for understanding the nature of global organizations in the twenty-first century.
Eric Sheppard
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780199681167
- eISBN:
- 9780191761249
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199681167.003.0005
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Political Economy
Taking seriously the spatialities of globalizing capitalism challenges the narrative of globalizing capitalism as harmonious and equilibrating. Evolutionary Economic Geography has influentially ...
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Taking seriously the spatialities of globalizing capitalism challenges the narrative of globalizing capitalism as harmonious and equilibrating. Evolutionary Economic Geography has influentially examined inter-territorial variability in trajectories of capitalist growth, but is limited by a tendency toward methodological territorialism, by reducing dynamics to the actions of single-plant firms, and by neglecting the politics of production and governance. Full-fledged models of the spatial dynamics of capitalism show that it is a complex dynamical system whose trajectories are shaped by inter-territorial connectivity, whose state is typically far from equilibrium, and whose dynamics are characterized by unexpected twists and turns as well as crises. The politics of production further compounds unpredictable dynamics. North Atlantic narratives about economic development under globalizing capitalism must be provincialized.Less
Taking seriously the spatialities of globalizing capitalism challenges the narrative of globalizing capitalism as harmonious and equilibrating. Evolutionary Economic Geography has influentially examined inter-territorial variability in trajectories of capitalist growth, but is limited by a tendency toward methodological territorialism, by reducing dynamics to the actions of single-plant firms, and by neglecting the politics of production and governance. Full-fledged models of the spatial dynamics of capitalism show that it is a complex dynamical system whose trajectories are shaped by inter-territorial connectivity, whose state is typically far from equilibrium, and whose dynamics are characterized by unexpected twists and turns as well as crises. The politics of production further compounds unpredictable dynamics. North Atlantic narratives about economic development under globalizing capitalism must be provincialized.
Jonathan Reades and Martin Crookston
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- September 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781529215991
- eISBN:
- 9781529216035
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781529215991.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Face-to-Face: The Persistent Power of Cities In a Post-Pandemic Era, is about the way that people and firms are adapting to the world of always-on and everywhere digital access, and what that means ...
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Face-to-Face: The Persistent Power of Cities In a Post-Pandemic Era, is about the way that people and firms are adapting to the world of always-on and everywhere digital access, and what that means for cities and regions. Twenty years after The Death of Distance—and in the midst of a pandemic that has led some to question the future of cities—many people still think that we are on track for ‘business anywhere’. The book shows why that's not the case, and provides a structure for thinking about the next twenty years of social and economic upheaval. It shows how the changing fortunes of cities are tied to the ongoing importance of face-to-face contact to our most valuable industries, and thus why the ‘human touch’ will continue to be crucial in the cities of tomorrow. Drawing on interviews with artists and advertisers, bankers and bakers, software devs and property developers, across some forty interviews we home in on what people actually do and why. ‘Contact’, in all its forms, is shown to still matter hugely to companies and individuals, even in a world with high-quality video conferencing and free online calling. And when the pandemic hit, a further digital survey explored interviewees’ experiences of an ‘e-only’ world, gaining ‘front-line’ insights into the short- and long-terms. The book seeks to provide guidance for city leaders, businesses, policymakers and students of urban and regional planning on how to think about 21st Century urban change.Less
Face-to-Face: The Persistent Power of Cities In a Post-Pandemic Era, is about the way that people and firms are adapting to the world of always-on and everywhere digital access, and what that means for cities and regions. Twenty years after The Death of Distance—and in the midst of a pandemic that has led some to question the future of cities—many people still think that we are on track for ‘business anywhere’. The book shows why that's not the case, and provides a structure for thinking about the next twenty years of social and economic upheaval. It shows how the changing fortunes of cities are tied to the ongoing importance of face-to-face contact to our most valuable industries, and thus why the ‘human touch’ will continue to be crucial in the cities of tomorrow. Drawing on interviews with artists and advertisers, bankers and bakers, software devs and property developers, across some forty interviews we home in on what people actually do and why. ‘Contact’, in all its forms, is shown to still matter hugely to companies and individuals, even in a world with high-quality video conferencing and free online calling. And when the pandemic hit, a further digital survey explored interviewees’ experiences of an ‘e-only’ world, gaining ‘front-line’ insights into the short- and long-terms. The book seeks to provide guidance for city leaders, businesses, policymakers and students of urban and regional planning on how to think about 21st Century urban change.
