Center and periphery foundations and criteria

Centre et périphérie fondements et critères

Jean-Marie Huriot and Jacky Perreur
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Jean-Marie Huriot: LATEC - Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Techniques Economiques [UMR 5601] - UB - Université de Bourgogne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Jacky Perreur: LATEC - Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Techniques Economiques [UMR 5601] - UB - Université de Bourgogne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The concept of center is considered as one of the most important in spatial economy and in geography. The dualism center - periphery is mentioned in most varied contexts and even with most various meanings. The aim of this article is to bring the foundations of this inseparable couple to light. The idea of center, as in geometry, evokes first a privileged position. But a center is also a place of strong concentration of population, economic activities, culture and authorities. The structure center - periphery created by a combination of the two preceding criteria is source of inequalities, asymmetries, polarization and domination. But the dualism center - periphery is too reducing. It is necessary to reason in terms of diffuse, progressive and subjective centrality. A general formal framework is proposed that covers the different types of centrality evoked

Keywords: Economics; economic theory; économie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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Published in [Rapport de recherche] Laboratoire d'analyse et de techniques économiques(LATEC). 1995, 16 p., ref. bib. : 2 p. 1/2

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