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Globalization and the location of firms /

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This authoritative collection presents the key articles in the field of location clustering, and the relationship between local clusters and the activities of multinational firms.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cantwell, John, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., [2004]
Series:Globalization of the world economy.
Elgar reference collection.
Subjects:
Industrial location.
Industrial concentration.
International business enterprises > Location.
Technology transfer > Economic aspects.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Economic geography > Congresses.
Concentration d'entreprises.
Entreprises multinationales > Localisation.
Géographie économique > Congrès.
Transfert de technologie > Aspect économique.
Mondialisation.
Economic geography
Globalization > Economic aspects
Industrial concentration
Industrial location
International business enterprises > Location
Technology transfer > Economic aspects
Bedrijfsvestiging.
Internationalisatie.
Localització industrial.
Concentració industrial.
Transferència de tecnologia.
Globalització > Aspectes econòmics.
Conference papers and proceedings
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Increasing returns and economic geography / Paul Krugman
  • 2. Geographic concentration in U.S. manufacturing industries : a dartboard approach / Glenn Ellison and Edward L. Glaeser
  • 3. Location, competition and economic development : local clusters in a global economy / Michael E. Porter
  • 4. When do industries cluster? : a proposal on how to assess an industry's propensity to concentrate at a single region or nation / Claus Steinle and Holger Schiele
  • 5. Initial advantage : the origins of the geographic concentration of the pharmaceutical industry in the mid-Atlantic region / Maryann Feldman and Yda Schreuder
  • 6. A comparison of the dynamics of industrial clustering in computing and biotechnology / Peter Swann and Martha Prevezer.