
The Capitalist Imperative
Territory, Technology and Industrial Growth
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 29. September 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
292 pages
978-0-631-16533-0 (ISBN)
Description
Why do cities, regions and nations experience periods of pronounced growth and decline? Why have the world's centres of economic activity been continually reshuffled as the industrial revolution has spread to new parts of the globe?
This book demonstrates that under capitalism, the process central to growth is geographical industrialization, and that the creation and use of territory is fundamental to economic development. In doing so, they make new contributions to the study of growth theory, industrial economics, technological change, industrial organization, labour market, urban and regional development, and theoretical human geography. Beginning with the economics of disequilibrium growth, the authors reveal the technological, organizational and political foundations of industrialization, and conclude by showing that the territorial forms that industry takes are central to the shape and survival of capitalism itself.
This book demonstrates that under capitalism, the process central to growth is geographical industrialization, and that the creation and use of territory is fundamental to economic development. In doing so, they make new contributions to the study of growth theory, industrial economics, technological change, industrial organization, labour market, urban and regional development, and theoretical human geography. Beginning with the economics of disequilibrium growth, the authors reveal the technological, organizational and political foundations of industrialization, and conclude by showing that the territorial forms that industry takes are central to the shape and survival of capitalism itself.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-16533-0 (9780631165330)
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Persons
Richard Walker is Professor of Geography, University of California, Berkeley.
Content
Chapter 1: The Inconstant Geography of Capitalism Chapter 2: Industrialization as Disequilibrium Growth
Chapter 3: How Industries Produce Regions
Chapter 4: Technological Change and Geographical Industrialization
Chapter 5: The Territorial Organization of Production
Chapter 6: Labour The Politics of Place and Workplace
Chapter 7: The Process of Territorial Development
Chapter 8: Economy, Society, Territory
Chapter 3: How Industries Produce Regions
Chapter 4: Technological Change and Geographical Industrialization
Chapter 5: The Territorial Organization of Production
Chapter 6: Labour The Politics of Place and Workplace
Chapter 7: The Process of Territorial Development
Chapter 8: Economy, Society, Territory