Industrial Location : Principles, Practice and Policy

James W. Harrington

ISBN 10: 0415119510 / ISBN 13: 9780415119511

Published by Routledge, 1995

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Location is vital to the efficiency and profitability of industrial activity. Industrial Location presents a comprehensive introduction to and critical review of this field of growing academic and business interest.In business, the right choices have to be made to produce profit. Industrial location is a fixed investment, crucial to the strategy and capital investment of any organization. Location also impacts upon non-investors, directly affecting employment, the environment, and economic activity in the locale.Focusing chiefly on the United States, but drawing on an international range of cases, the authors explain the economic, social and political forces which have shaped comtemporary patterns of industrialization and examines the changing nature of production and systems.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Industrial Location : Principles, Practice and Policy
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415119510
• ISBN 13: 9780415119511
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 191H x 14D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 191 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 485 grams

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Synopsis

A comprehensive introduction to the economic, social and political forces which have shaped contemporary patterns of industrialization in the USA and other countries. The changing nature of production and systems are also examined in detail

About the Author

J.W.Harrington is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Geography at the Institute of Public Policy at George Mason University; Barney Warf is Associate Professor of Geography, Florida State University.