{"product_id":"9789811091827","title":"Dynamic Locational Phases of Economic Activity in the Globalized World","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDynamic Locational Phases of Economic Activity in the Globalized World\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eIshikawa, Toshiharu\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book clarifies the mechanisms of economic\nglobalization in changing industries’ locations and shows how industries’ locations have changed\nthrough those mechanisms. First, the book deals with the retailing industry.\nIntroducing the concept of a \u003ci\u003econtact\nprice\u003c\/i\u003e into the market area analysis, it is shown in Part I that retailers’\nmarket areas and prices are changed in different ways by a reduction of\ntransportation costs. The mechanism of these changes is explained by checking\nthe contact prices at apexes of the retailers’ market areas. Then the book moves\nto the manufacturing industry and deals with a firm’s production process. Part II\nof the book shows the manner in which the production volume of factories within\nan agglomeration is decreased as the number of factories within the\nagglomeration increases. Subsequently, considering the fact that many production\nfactories depart from agglomerations to other sites to reduce production costs,\na method of searching for a factory’s new site is proposed in which a firm can seek\nout an optimal location of a factory in a short period of time. By referring to\na chaotic phenomenon, a firm sets a \u003ci\u003elocation\nprospective area\u003c\/i\u003e in a large geographical area and selects an optimal\nlocation within that area. In the third part of the book the city system is the\nfocus. Part III elucidates the theoretical formation of a city system and\nanalyzes structural changes of a city system due to a reduction of\ntransportation costs. The mechanism of the change is explained by a flexible market area theory which studies\na city system by using the market areas established in the free-entry equilibrium.\nThen, the economic relationships between the cities within a city system are\nexamined from the point of view of the land rent in the cities’ areas. This\nanalysis shows the influences of a change in the largest city on other cities. Finally,\nthe relationships between a city system and regional performance are examined\nusing real data.The examination shows that the city system reveals the regional\nperformance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-04-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789811091827\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-10-0524-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 152\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589471264908,"sku":"9789811091827","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789811091827.jpg?v=1776025805","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789811091827","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}