The Dynamics of Industrial Location: The Factory, the Firm and the Production System

Abstract

Part 1: The Problem of Industrial Transformation Industrial Geography Manufacturing Change in Historical Perspective The Geography of Manufacturing. Part 2: The Location of Factories Location Conditions and Location Factors Factory Location as a Cost Minimizing Exercise Factory Location as a Decision Making Process Factory Location as a Strategic (Bargaining) Process. Part 3: The Manufacturing Firm and its Geography The Size Distribution of Firms - Geographical Perspectives The Formation and Function of New (and Small) Firms Medium Size Firms, Big Firms Locally The Growth of Multi-National Firms Corporate Restructuring and Employment Flexibility. Part 4 Production Systems and Local Development Production Systems and Industrial Districts Core Firm-Based Production Systems and the Japanese Auto Industry Production Systems in Home and Host Economies Deindustrialized Districts - Restructured - and Rejuvenating? Industrial Transformation and Jobs - Contemporary Dilemmas.