The dynamics of national and international urban systems, as well as individual metropolitan areas, are closely connected with the decisions and actions of firms and institutions in the service sector. Services and Metropolitan Development explores the processes guiding both the development and the spatial impacts of services on the urban system and individual areas. The book describes the symbiotic relationship between the internationalisation of services and the effects of this re-structuring on urban systems.
The multidisciplinary nature of the subject and its global...
The dynamics of national and international urban systems, as well as individual metropolitan areas, are closely connected with the decisions and ac...
We are now living through a period of knowledge capitalism in which, as Castells put it, the action of knowledge upon knowledge is the main source of productivity. In the face of such transformation, the economic, social and institutional contours of contemporary capitalism are being reshaped. At the heart of this world are an emergent set of economies, regions, institutions and peoples central of the flows and translations of knowledge. This book provides an interdisciplinary review of the triad of knowledge, space, economy on entering the 21st century. Drawing on a variety of disciplinary...
We are now living through a period of knowledge capitalism in which, as Castells put it, the action of knowledge upon knowledge is the main source of ...
Drawing on a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, this book produces t he first interdisciplinary review of the triad of knowledge, space, an d economy on entering the twenty-first century.
Drawing on a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, this book produces t he first interdisciplinary review of the triad of knowledge, space, an d econom...
As the twenty-first century begins, significant changes are occurring in the way that services and goods are produced and consumed. One of the key drivers of this change is information and communications technology (ICT). It has transformed the role of space and time in patterns of economic development, in the rise of globalization and in the scale and structure of organizations. ICT has therefore accelerated the process of continual change and evolution that is the hallmark of both the capitalist economy and of organizations.
Giving a student-friendly account of the diversity of...
As the twenty-first century begins, significant changes are occurring in the way that services and goods are produced and consumed. One of the key ...
What is the 'new economy'? Where is it? How does it differ from the 'old economy'? How does the 'new economy' relate to issues such as the nature of work, social inclusion and exclusion?
Geographies of the New Economy explores the meaning of the 'new economy' at the global scale from the perspective of advanced post-socialist and emerging economies. Drawing on evidence from regions around the world, the book debates the efficacy of the widely used concept of the new economy and examines its socio-spatial consequences.
This book is important reading for policy-makers, academics and...
What is the 'new economy'? Where is it? How does it differ from the 'old economy'? How does the 'new economy' relate to issues such as the nature o...
What is the 'new economy'? Where is it? How does it differ from the 'old economy'? How does the 'new economy' relate to issues such as the nature of work, social inclusion and exclusion?
Geographies of the New Economy explores the meaning of the 'new economy' at the global scale from the perspective of advanced post-socialist and emerging economies. Drawing on evidence from regions around the world, the book debates the efficacy of the widely used concept of the 'new economy' and examines its socio-spatial consequences.
This book is important reading for...
What is the 'new economy'? Where is it? How does it differ from the 'old economy'? How does the 'new economy' relate to issues such as the nature o...
