ISBN:
9783031134401
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (269 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Footprints of Regional Science Series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
338.900922
Keywords:
Regional economics
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Antecedents of Regional Science -- 2 Laying the Foundations of Regional Science -- References -- Antecedents of Regional Science -- Adam Smith (1723-1790): Uncovering His Legacy for Regional Science -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Factual Bio-Sketch -- 3 Theoretical Anticipations by Smith in the Fields of Regional Science -- 3.1 The Origin of Cities and Their Role -- 3.2 The City-Country Relationship: A Spatial Archetype -- 3.3 The City-Country Relationship and (Spatial) General Equilibrium -- 3.4 The City-Country Relation and Structural Dynamics: A Masterly Historical Picture -- 4 The Theory of Land Rent -- 4.1 Fertility Rent -- 4.2 The Theory of Land Rent: "Situation" Rent -- 4.3 Urban Land Rent: Ground and Building Rent -- 5 Some Themes and Theoretical Issues Overlooked by Regional Science -- 5.1 Economic Power and Spatial Income Distribution -- 5.2 "Sympathy" and "Reciprocity" Sentiments in Public Happiness -- 5.3 Long-Term Growth: Innovation, Institutions, and Policies -- 5.4 Social Inequalities and Income Distribution -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Johann Heinrich Von Thünen (1783-1850): A Systemic View of Human Interaction Within Space -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Consistent Thinker in a Changing Germany -- 2.1 Major Contributions -- 2.2 Land Use -- 2.3 Natural Wage -- 3 Quesnaysian Multipliers in Von Thünen's Model: The Path to a General Theory of Location -- 4 Scientific Recognition in the Literature -- 5 Policy and Societal Impact of Von Thünen's Studies -- References -- Alfred Weber (1868-1958): The Father of Industrial Location Theory and Supply-Chain Design -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Short Biography -- 3 An Emerging Perspective on Weber's Work on Industrial Location -- 4 Understanding the Details and History of the Locational Triangle.
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