The spatial economy : cities, regions and international trade / M. Fujita, P. Krugman, A.J. Venables.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fujita, Masahisa.

Contributor:

Krugman, Paul R.

Venables, Anthony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic geography.

International trade.

Regional economics.

Space in economics.

Urban economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can be applied to a wide range of issues in urban, regional, and international economics.Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy--that is, where economic activity occurs and why. Using new tools--in particular, modeling techniques developed to analyze industrial organization, international trade, and economic growth--this "new economic geography" has emerged as one of the most exciting areas of contemporary economics.The authors show how seemingly disparate models reflect a few basic themes, and in so doing they develop a common "grammar" for discussing a variety of issues. They show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can be applied to a wide range of issues in urban, regional, and international economics. This book is the first to provide a sound and unified explanation of the existence of large economic agglomerations at various spatial scales.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1 - Introduction

I - Some Intellectual Background

2 - Antecedents I: Urban Economics

3 - Antecedents II: Regional Science

II - Labor Mobility and Regional Development

4 - The Dixit-Stiglitz Model of Monopolistic Competition and Its Spatial Implications

5 - Core and Periphery

6 - Many Regions and Continuous Space

7 - Agricultural Transport Costs

III - The Urban System

8 - Spatial Models of Urban Systems: A Heuristic Introduction

9 - The Monocentric Economy

10 - The Emergence of New Cities

11 - Evolution of a Hierarchical Urban System

12 - An Empirical Digression: The Sizes of Cities

13 - Ports, Transportation Hubs, and City Location

IV - International Trade

14 - International Specialization

15 - Economic Development and the Spread of Industry

16 - Industrial Clustering

17 - A Seamless World

18 - External Trade and Internal Geography

19 - The Way Forward

References

Index.

Notes:

Originally published: 1999.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612099991

0-262-56147-6

1-282-09999-X

0-262-27332-2

0-585-07017-2

OCLC:

44961285