Towards Global Localization
The computing and telecommunications industries in Britain and France
1st Edition
Published on 28. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-138-85784-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a study of changes taking place in two advanced technology industries: computing and communications, in Britain and France. It examines whether a good explanation can be provided for the spatial shifts in both global and local industries, with the aid of the regulationist perspective.
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'(The authors) research a contemporary complex of themes with admirable theoretical and empirical depth and make a valubale contribution to industrial geography.' Erdkunde'Essential reading for social scientists concerned for how high-tech industry is leading our world towards ever-increasing globalization.' Environment and Planning
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-85784-1 (9781138857841)
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Philip Cooke
Towards Global Localization
The computing and telecommunications industries in Britain and France
Book
03/2015
1st Edition
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Cooke, Philip
Content
1. Computing and communications in the UK and France: Innovation, regulation and spatial dynamics - an introduction 2. High technology and flexibility 3. Accumulation and organization in computing and communications industries: A regulationist approach 4. Globalization and its management in computing and communications 5. The regional patterns of computing and communications industries in the UK and France 6. The computer hardware industry in the 1980s: Technological change, competition and structural change 7. The telecommunications equipment industry: The great transformation 8. Services: The bridge between computing and communications 9. Global localization in computing and communications: Conclusions