Concise introduction to relational economic geography / Harald Bathelt (professor of economic geography, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Canada) and Johannes Glückler (professor and chair of Economic Geographies of the Future, Department of Geography, LMU Munich, Germany).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bathelt, Harald, author.

Glückler, Johannes, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar concise introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic geography.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles and are expertly written by some of the world's leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking. This Concise Introduction develops a relational perspective on the organization and evolution of economies across space, outlining how and where firms and people thrive. It builds on assumptions that economic agency is embedded in institutional contexts, shaped by past decisions and inherently open-ended. Key Features: - Links economic geography and regional economics with interdisciplinary fields, including business, management and sociology - Systematically investigates how economic agency and outcomes differ and connect at regional, national and global scales - Presents institutions, interaction, organization, innovation and evolution as basic categories of a symbiotic research design - Proposes that institutional contexts shape economic interaction within and between organizations, stimulating innovation This innovative book is an essential resource for scholars and students of economics and finance, human geography and economic geography. Economic planners and practitioners will also benefit from its comprehensive insights and practical approach"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Foundations

1. What is a relational approach?

2. Location and strategy

Part II: Interaction and institution

3. Markets and interaction

4. Institutions and economic change

Part III: Organization

5. Production and organization

6. Firms and internationalization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802204988 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.