| Industrial Location: Principles, Practice and Policy Contributor(s): Harrington, James W. (Author), Warf, Barney (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415119510 ISBN-13: 9780415119511 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1995 Annotation: "Industrial Location" presents a comprehensive introduction to and critical review of this growing field. In business, the right choices have to be made to produce profit. Industrial location is a fixed investment, crucial to the strategy and capital investment of any organization. Location also impacts upon noninvestors, directly affecting employment, the environment and economic activity in the locale. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Management - General |
| Dewey: 338.604 |
| LCCN: 94049364 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 7.54" W x 9.21" (0.98 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Location is vital to the efficiency and profitability of industrial activity. Industrial Location presents a comprehensive introduction to and critical review of this field of growing academic and business interest. In business, the right choices have to be made to produce profit. Industrial location is a fixed investment, crucial to the strategy and capital investment of any organization. Location also impacts upon non-investors, directly affecting employment, the environment, and economic activity in the locale. Focusing chiefly on the United States, but drawing on an international range of cases, the authors explain the economic, social and political forces which have shaped comtemporary patterns of industrialization and examines the changing nature of production and systems. |