Of Shoes and Ships and Shredded Wheat, Of Cabbages and Cars: The Contemporary Relevance of Location Theory

George Norman

Chapter 2 in Does Economic Space Matter?, 1993, pp 38-68 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Spatial economics has as its remit the study of the use of a finite resource — space. It takes explicit account of the twin facts that economic activities both consume space and are separated by distance. Two principal sets of questions are addressed: how economic agents of various types choose their locations in a spatially extensive economy, and how the market areas of these agents are determined.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Transport Cost; Location Theory; Market Area; Breakfast Cereal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22906-2_3

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