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Anderson, William P. 1954-

Economic geography / William P. Anderson. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2012. - xvi, 383 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-376) and index.

Part I: Fundamental concepts. Introduction ; The friction of distance ; Agglomeration ; Markets ; Spatial interaction ; Resources and the environment ; The production technology -- Part II: The multiregional economy. Specialization and trade ; Interregional movements of labor and capital ; Polarization in the multiregional economy ; Scale economies and imperfect competition in the multiregional economy ; Unemployment and regional policy -- Part III: Location theory. Transportation and location ; Scale economies and input substitution ; Labor, rent, taxes and subsidies ; Interrelated location choices -- Part IV: Markets for space. Agricultural land use ; Urban land use : the monocentric city ; Urban sprawl and the polycentric city -- Part V: Systems of cities. Urbanization ; City size distribution and urban hierarchies ; Central place theory ; Network urban systems -- Part VI: Globalization and the knowledge economy. International trade and foreign direct investment ; The globalization of production systems ; The knowledge economy.

ISBN: 9780415701204 (hbk.) 0415701201 (hbk.) 9780415701211 (pbk.) 041570121X (pbk.) 9780203114988 (ebk.) 0203114981 (ebk.)

LCCN: 2011049395

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Economic geography.
Space in economics.
Regional economics.

LC Class. No.: HF1025 / A549 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 330.9