Interdependent and Uneven Development
Global-Local Perspectives
1st Edition
Published on 28. August 1997
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-1-85972-445-3 (ISBN)
Description
Interdependent and Uneven Development is the fourth volume in the Organization of Industrial Space Series. The book is split into four parts examining theoretical, regulation theory, enterprise and network perspectives respectively. Contributors to the volume represent an international selection of scholars working in the field of economic change and further extends the series' reputation for high quality international research.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85972-445-3 (9781859724453)
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Content
Contents: Introduction: perspectives on global-local interdependencies. Global-Local Connectivity: Global-local perspectives: a review of concepts and theoretical proposals; Global-local interdependencies and conflicting spatialitites: space? and place? in economic geography; Commodity system governance by quality management: a New Zealand discourse; Strategic alliances in global competition: securing or gaining the competitive edge. Business Enterprise, Local Networks and Spatial Learning?: Localized innovation processes and the sustainable competitive advantage of firms: a conceptual model; Learning regions? in a globalized world economy: towards a new competitive advantage of industrial districts?; Globalization and territorial economy: what future for the north of France as an old industrial area?; Networks of small manufacturers in the USA: creating embeddedness. Labour, Locality and Restructuring: Globalization and the suburbs: local labour markets in Western Sydney; Localization and globalization tendencies in the social control and regulation of labour; So what is internationalization? Lessons from restructuring at Australia's mother plant?; Index.