Regional Dynamics: Studies in Adjustment Theory (Routledge Library Editions: Urban and Regional Economics) - Softcover

Clark, Gordon L.; Whiteman, John E. M.; Gertler, Meric S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138102423 ISBN 13: 9781138102422

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Originally published in 1986. This book is concerned with how regional economies adapt and respond to changing circumstances, and especially with the spatial system and processes of restructuring. Throughout the book there is a methodological commitment to adjustment theory - a unique analytical framework for the study of the dynamics of advanced capitalist economies. Instead of homogenising space in the manner of neoclassical economic theory, the authors focus on adjustment processes that produce and reproduce spatial differentiation.

The most important facets of regional economic structure are covered – employment, wages, prices, migration, and capital investment – in terms of their own dimensions and their connections with the larger theoretical framework. Each part of the book develops one particular dimension of regional adjustment, and each has an overview and summary. Within each part, there is a sequence of related studies focussing on the empirical aspects, theoretical logic, and distributive consequences of regional adjustment.

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About the Author

Gordon L. Clark, Meric S. Gertler, John E. M. Whiteman

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138102423
• ISBN 13: 9781138102422
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366