An Economic History of Regional Industrialization

ISBN-13: 9780367561956 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 300 str.

Bas Van Leeuwen; Robin C. M. Philips; Erik Buyst

Opis

This book is an invaluable reference that attempts to bridge the fields of economic history, political history, economic geography, and economics whilst contributing to the debates on economic divergence between Europe and Asia as well as on the role of economic integration and globalization.

Spis treści

Introduction. 1. Global patterns of regional industrialization 2. Economic geography and economic history: a literature overview. Part One. Regional industrialization in Europe 3. Regional industrialization in Belgium and the Netherlands 4. Regional industrialization in Yugoslavia 5. Regional industrialization in Italy. Part Two. Regional industrialization in Asia 6. Regional industrialization in China: the basic metals sector 7. Regional industrialization in China: the Yangtze and Zhujiang regions 8. Regional industrialization in Japan. Part Three. Theories on regional industrialization 9. Regional industrialization: determinants of industrial location 10. Regional industrialization: evidence on industry agglomeration 11. Regional industrialization: role of industrial policy