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The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Industrial Location Theory

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  • Philip Mccann
  • Stephen Sheppard

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M CCANN P. and SHEPPARD S. (2003) The rise, fall and rise again of industrial location theory, Reg. Studies 37 , 649-663. In this paper we will argue that new academic fashions, new international institutional arrangements, new communications technology and new developments in data availability, have all renewed the need for a redevelopment of analytical industrial location theory. Our paper will argue that the microeconomic foundations of industrial location theory must now be reconsidered. In particular, the methodological basis of traditional industrial location models needs to be reconciled with recent models of clustering, the new economic geography literature, and also more aggregate systemic levels of analysis. We will argue that in order to do this it is necessary: first, to specify the transactions-cost assumptions underlying these various approaches; second, to adopt broader definitions of spatial transactions costs; and third, to incorporate environmental characteristics within an orthodox location-production type of framework. The insights gained by this integrated micro- level approach will also provide new directions for more aggregate systemic approaches, as well as clarifying the both the strengths and limitations of the currently fashionable models of clustering. M CCANN P. et SHEPPARD S. (2003) La montee, le declin et la remontee de la theorie de la localisation industrielle, Reg. Studies 37 , 649-663. Cet article cherche a soutenir que les dernieres modes academiques, les recentes dispositions institutionnelles internationales, la nouvelle technologie de la communcation, et les progres dans le domaine de la disponibilite des donnees, ont tous renoue avec la necessite de repenser la theorie analytique de la localisation industrielle. Cet article soutient qu'il faut remettre en question les fondements microeconomiques de la theorie de localisation industrielle. En particulier, on doit concilier la base methodologique des modeles traditionnels de la localisation industrielle avec des modeles d'agglomeration recents, la recente documentation sur la geographie economique, et aussi des niveaux d'analyse globaux plus ge neralises. Pour y reussir, on soutient qu' il faut, primo, preciser les suppositions quant aux frais de transaction qui sous-tendent ces diverses facons; secundo, adopter des definitions plus generales des frais de transaction geographiques; et tertio, inclure des caracteristiques environnementales dans un cadre orthodoxe du type localisation-production. Les apercus obtenus grace a cette microanalyse integree fourniront de nouvelles possibilites pour le developpement de plus de facons generalisees globales, ainsi que clarifier et les atouts et les inconvenients des mode les d'agglomeration qui sont actuellement a la mode. M CCANN P. und SHEPPARD S. (2003) Aufstieg, Fall und Wiederaufstieg der Industriestandorttheorie, Reg. Studies 37 , 649-663. In diesem Aufsatz wird die Behauptung aufgestellt, dass neue akademische Moden, neue imternationale institutionelle Ordnungen, neue Kommunikationstechnologie und neue Entwicklungen in der Verfugbarkeit von Daten zusammen zur Notwendigkeit der Uberarbeitung der analytischen Industriestandorttheorie beigetragen haben. Dieser Aufsatz stellt die Behauptung auf, dass die mikro-okonomischen Grundlagen der Industriestandorttheorie jetzt neu uberdacht werden mussen. Vorallem die methodologische Grundlage u berkommener Industriestandortmodelle muss mit neueren Clustermodellen, mit moderner wirtschaftsgepgraphischer Literatur und auch mit starker aggregierten systemischen Ebenen der Analyse in Einklang gebracht werder. Um dies zu erreichen, sei es zuna chst notig, die Vorstellungen, die den verschiedenenartigen Ansatzen zugrunde liegenden Durchfuhrungskosten spezifisch aufzufuhren; zweitens umfassendere Definitionen ra umlicher Durchfuhrungskosten einzufuhren, und drittens charakteristische Umweltmerkmale in ein orthodoxes System vom Typ Standortproduktion einzubeziehen. Die Einsichten, die durch diesen integrierten Ansatz auf Mikroebene gewonnen wurden, werden auch neue Richtlinien fur starker aggregierte systemische Ansatze liefern, und sowohl Starken als auch Grenzen der gegenwartig modischen Clustermodelle erhellen.

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  • Philip Mccann & Stephen Sheppard, 2003. "The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Industrial Location Theory," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(6-7), pages 649-663.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:37:y:2003:i:6-7:p:649-663
    DOI: 10.1080/0034340032000108741
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