
Time, Space and Capital
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 28. July 2017
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-78347-087-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this challenging book, the authors demonstrate that economists tend to misunderstand capital. Frank Knight was an exception, as he argued that because all resources are more or less durable and have uncertain future uses they can consequently be classed as capital. Thus, capital rather than labor is the real source of creativity, innovation, and accumulation. But capital is also a phenomenon in time and in space. Offering a new and path-breaking theory, they show how durable capital with large spatial domains - infrastructural capital such as institutions, public knowledge, and networks - can help explain the long-term development of cities and nations. This is a crucial book for spatial and institutional economists and anyone working outside the neoclassical mainstream. Academics and students of economic history, urban and regional planning, and economic sociology will also find it an illuminating and accessible exploration of time, space and capital.
Reviews / Votes
'I have found this book very stimulating. The interpretative framework proposed by the authors is useful and realistic, and the effort to re-interpret many economic theories challenging.' -- Francesca Gambarotto, History of Economic Thought and Policy 'I received your book and have already started reading it. It is magnificent! Bravo on this publication which I will continue reading with great pleasure.' 'I like books that have a mixture of the traditional and the modern and this has it in just about every chapter - Adam Smith alongside ideas from modern physics. I enjoyed it very much.' -- W. Brian Arthur, Santa Fe Institute, USMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78347-087-7 (9781783470877)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Ake E. Andersson, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Finance and Statistics, Joenkoeping International Business School, Joenkoeping, Sweden and Emeritus Professor of Infrastructural Economics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and David Emanuel Andersson, Professor of Management, IBMBA Program, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan and Adjunct Professor, International School of Management and Technology, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Content
Contents: 1. Time and Space-An Introduction 2. Time and Capital in Economic Doctrines 3. Space in Economic Analysis-From Discrete to Two-dimensional Continuous Theory 4. Dynamic Theories and Models-Problems and Creative Potential 5. Time in the Microeconomics of Consumption 6. Durability, Duration of Production, Growth, and Location 7. Expectations, Capital, and Entrepreneurship 8. A General Theory of Infrastructure and Economic Development 9. The Role of the Transport Infrastructure in the First Logistical Revolution 10. Institutional Infrastructure and Economic Games 11. Real Estate Capital 12. Re-conceptualizing Social Capital 13. Creative Knowledge Capital 14. Looking Ahead Index