| Title:
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THE SPATIAL ECONOMY
CITIES, REGIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
| By: |
Masahisa Fujita, Paul Krugman, Anthony J. Venables |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£32.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0262561476 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780262561471 |
| Publisher: |
MIT PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
27 July, 2001 |
| Series: |
The Spatial Economy |
| Pages: |
382 |
| Description: |
The authors show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can be applied to a wide range of issues in urban, regional, and international economics. |
| Synopsis: |
Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy -- that is, where economic activity occurs and why. Using new tools -- in particular, modeling techniques developed to analyze industrial organization, international trade, and economic growth -- this "new economic geography" has emerged as one of the most exciting areas of contemporary economics.The authors show how seemingly disparate models reflect a few basic themes, and in so doing they develop a common "grammar" for discussing a variety of issues. They show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can be applied to a wide range of issues in urban, regional, and international economics. This book is the first to provide a sound and unified explanation of the existence of large economic agglomerations at various spatial scales. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
MIT Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |