Refiguring the Economic in Economic Geography

Thrift, Nigel; Olds, Kris

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“…This is a substantial project. Fortunately, it is one that has already been begun by a number of writers (see Thrift, 1996;Thrift and Olds, 1996;Amin and Thrift, 2002;du Gay and Pryke, 2002). What are also needed are more sophisticated ways of thinking about how particular social forms emerge and are sustained (or, to borrow from post-structuralist language, maintain their consistency) in specific times and spaces.…”

Section: The Problem With Urban Political Economymentioning

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Urbanity, Lifestyle and Making Sense of the New Urban Cultural Economy: Notes from Auckland, New Zealand

2003

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Contemporary urban theory is marked by a division. Urban policy practitioners, planners, architects and town hall administrators have over the past two decades rediscovered an enthusiasm and belief in urban life-as indeed have significant numbers of ordinary citizens. It might have been expected that urban critics from the left would be enthusiastic about this rediscovered urbanity. In fact, the much-vaunted urban renaissance has been robustly criticised by academic urbanists, particularly by those working from within a political economy framework, as little more than élite propaganda. Rather than being defined by a renaissance, the contemporary urban landscape is almost uniquely riven by social divisions. In many ways, the critique offered by academic urbanists is powerful and convincing. But this paper argues that the academic-or urban political economy-critique of the contemporary urban condition comes at too high a price. Recognising the pervasiveness of many of the more destructive trends highlighted by the urban political economists, there is also a need to engage more positively with the broader contemporary enthusiasm for the city. Through a case study of a site in Auckland, New Zealand, the paper seeks to demonstrate how thinking carefully about both the context and the emergence of particular kinds of spaces and types of social practices associated with specific instances of urban change, can help us engage more productively with the current resurgence of interest in urban culture and cities.

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Urbanity, Lifestyle and Making Sense of the New Urban Cultural Economy: Notes from Auckland, New Zealand

2003

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“…The institutional location theory starts from the assumption that economic activity is socially and institutionally situated: it is shaped by society's cultural institutions and value systems rather than by firm behaviour (Thrift and Olds, 1996; see also the 'geography of enterprises' by Krumme 1969 and the 'industrial district literature' by Pike et al 1990;Brusco and Paba 1997;Becattini 1990;2002;Amin 2000). Economic activities are 'embedded' in ongoing social institutions or networks (Granovetter 1985(Granovetter , 1993Storper and Salais 1997).…”

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The firm relocation decision: An empirical investigation

Brouwer

Mariotti

Ommeren

2004

The Annals of Regional Science

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In the current paper, the determinants of firm relocation behaviour in twenty-one countries during the period 1997-1999 are analyzed. We demonstrate that internal growth factors measured by increases, but also decreases, in the workforce induce firm relocation. Firms that serve larger markets relocate more often. It is also demonstrated that relocations are often a result of acquisitions, mergers and take-overs, which are a consequence of external growth

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“…A second feature of a network perspective is that it offers a spatially unbounded approach (THRIFT and OLDS, 1996), and this applies to reproductive spaces as much as it does to firms. The sphere of social reproduction is itself globalized with household members working in, and contributing from, countries around the world.…”

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From Global Production Networks to Global Reproduction Networks: Households, Migration, and Regional Development in Cavite, the Philippines

Kelly

2009

Regional Studies

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Kelly P. F. From global production networks to global reproduction networks: households, migration, and regional development in Cavite, the Philippines, Regional Studies. This paper suggests an extension to global production network approaches that seek to understand the processes of regional development in Asia. In most cases, the network metaphor presents an unrealized potential to incorporate diverse actors and spaces in analysis. Using a case in the Philippines, this paper suggests that local households and communities - the spaces of reproduction - should be considered actors in regional industrial development as an essential complement to firms and governments. Furthermore, spaces of reproduction are also engaged in the formation of global networks through migration and remittances. Such migration is partly driven by the growth in industrial employment. [image omitted] Kelly P. F. Des reseaux de production mondiaux aux reseaux de reproduction mondiaux: les menages, la migration et l'amenagement du territoire a Cavite, aux Philippines, Regional Studies. Cet article laisse supposer le developpement des facons d'aborder les reseaux de production mondiaux qui cherchent a comprendre les processus d'amenagement du territoire en Asie. En regle generale, la notion de reseau constitue un potentiel non realise d'incorporer divers acteurs et espaces dans une analyse. A partir d'une etude de cas aux Philippines, cet article laisse supposer que les menages et les communautes locaux - les espaces de reproduction - devraient etre consideres comme des acteurs dans l'amenagement du territoire industriel, des partenaires essentiels des entreprises et des gouvernements. Qui plus est, les espaces de reproduction s'engagent aussi dans l'etablissement des reseaux mondiaux, par la migration et par les versements. La force motrice d'une telle migration est en partie la croissance de l'emploi industriel. Reseaux de production Reproduction Philippines Migration Menage Versements Kelly P. F. Von globalen Produktionsnetzen zu globalen Reproduktionsnetzen: Haushalte, Migration und Regionalentwicklung in Cavite (Philippinen), Regional Studies. Dieser Beitrag enthalt einen Vorschlag zur Erweiterung der Ansatze fur globale Produktionsnetze, um ein besseres Verstandnis der Prozesse der Regionalentwicklung in Asien zu ermoglichen. In den meisten Fallen bietet die Metapher des Netzes ein ungenutztes Potenzial zur Einbeziehung verschiedener Akteure und Raume in die Analyse. Anhand eines Falls in den Philippinen wird vorgeschlagen, dass lokale Haushalte und Gemeinschaften - die Raume der Reproduktion - als Akteure in der regionalen Industrieentwicklung und als wesentliche Erganzung von Firmen und Regierungen angesehen werden sollten. Daruber hinaus sind Reproduktionsraume aufgrund von Migration und Uberweisungen auch an der Bildung von globalen Netzen beteiligt. Eine solche Migration wird teilweise durch das Wachstum der industriellen Beschaftigung bedingt. Produktionsnetze Reproduktion Philippinen Migration Haushalt Uberweisungen Kelly P. F. ...

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Refiguring the Economic in Economic Geography

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Urbanity, Lifestyle and Making Sense of the New Urban Cultural Economy: Notes from Auckland, New Zealand

Urbanity, Lifestyle and Making Sense of the New Urban Cultural Economy: Notes from Auckland, New Zealand

The firm relocation decision: An empirical investigation

From Global Production Networks to Global Reproduction Networks: Households, Migration, and Regional Development in Cavite, the Philippines

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