An economic history of regional industrialization.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leeuwen, Bas van, 1978-

Philips, Robin C. M.

Buyst, Erik.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Routledge explorations in economic history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization--History.

Industrialization.

History.

Regional economics.

Economic development--History.

Economic development.

Europe--Economic conditions.

Europe.

Economic conditions.

Asia--Economic conditions.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Notes on contributors

Preface

Introduction

1 Global patterns of regional industrialization

1.1 Background

1.2 Regional industrialization in England and Wales since the Industrial Revolution

1.3 How 'regional' was industrialization in continental Europe?

1.4 How similar was regional industrialization in Asia?

1.5 Conclusion

2 Economic geography and economic history: a literature overview

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Industrialization and agglomeration: What does new economic geography have to say?

2.3 Linking economic geography and economic history: A brief survey of the empirical work to date

2.4 Conclusions

Part I Regional industrialization in Europe

3 Regional industrialization in Belgium and the Netherlands

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Aggregate patterns of industrial development

3.3 The Industrial Revolution (ca. 1820-1870)

3.4 Phase of industrial maturity (ca. 1870-1960)

3.5 Post-industrial phase (ca. 1960-2010)

3.6 Conclusion

4 Regional industrialization in Yugoslavia

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Exploring regional industrialization

4.3 Explaining regional industrialization

4.4 Conclusion

5 Regional industrialization in Italy

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The North-South divide before 1861

5.3 Economic dualism in unified Italy

5.4 The fascist regime and the peak of regional polarization

5.5 A short-lived convergence: The Economic Miracle and the return of regional polarization

5.6 Concluding remarks and suggestions for future research

Part II Regional industrialization in Asia

6 Regional industrialization in China: the basic metals sector

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Literature

6.3 Sources and data

6.4 Regional development in metal smelting

6.5 Conclusion

7 Regional industrialization in China: the Yangtze and Zhujiang regions

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Classification of the manufacturing industry

7.3 Data and sources for employment in Chinese regional manufacturing

7.4 Patterns of regional industrialization

7.5 Drivers of regional industries

7.6 Conclusion

8 Regional industrialization in Japan

8.1 Introduction

8.2 The geography of cottage industry during its final phase of development (1800-1858)

8.3 Regional patterns during the gradual shift to manufacturing (1858-1913)

8.4 Regional convergence in productivity during the emergence of Japan as an industrial power (1914-1955)

8.5 Expansion of manufacturing and decline in regional inequality (1955-1990)

8.6 Manufacturing decline and regional inequality during the low-growth era (since the 1990s)

8.7 Conclusion

Part III Theories on regional industrialization

9 Regional industrialization: determinants of industrial location

9.1 Introduction

9.2 The economics of industrial location: Theoretical background

Notes:

9.3 From the verification of the home market effect to the empirical analysis of industrial location

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Other Format:

Print version: van Leeuwen, Bas An Economic History of Regional Industrialization

ISBN:

9780367197537

0367197537

9780429510120

0429510128

Publisher Number:

40030309507

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