STAGES OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPATIAL CONCENTRATION

Maurice Catin and Stéphane Ghio
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Maurice Catin: CRERI, Université du Sud Toulon-Var
Stéphane Ghio: CRERI, Université du Sud Toulon-Var

Region et Developpement, 2004, vol. 19, 185-221

Abstract: We develop an economic geography model which examines the spatial concentration of different kinds of activities during four stages of regional development. First, the localization of a "standardized" industry can be based on the exploitation of external and pecuniary scale economies within a monopolistic competitive environment (this is similar to the industry Krugman (1991a, b) refers to in his model). Secondly, an autonomous technological progress will influence the location of a technological industry, operating in a competitive environment; this technological progress will spread to other regions due to technological externalities. During the next stage of regional development, the industrial activity will lead to the development of an intermediate sector for services to production that might be a "metropolization" force.

Keywords: SPATIAL CONCENTRATION; STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT; CONGESTION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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