It is equal to the portion of the total community income that would have to be redistributed for there to be income uniformity. An introduction to regional economics free online textbook. This book analyzes the economic rationale and growth and development of cities, theory and empirical analysis of urban markets, and problems and policies of urban economies. An introduction to regional economics by frank giarratani. Discussion regional economic growth is highly affected by local governmental activity. Regional and local economic analysis for practitioners.
Hoover, editors, robert solow and the development of growth economics. Buy introduction to regional economics book online at low. This report is based around the adoption of a productionbased. Percent 100 80 60 40 20 0 1940 1951 force labor investment investment nickel tin. This means that in economic analyses the production factor. Introduction to regional economics hardcover import, 1 may 1989 by e. However, as discussed in chapter ii, given the nature of the various regional systems that interact to produce regional economic growth, the real economy in a metropolitan area is regional in scope. Introduction there is much support from african governments for regional integration. Introduction to urban economics spatial equilibrium within. Conference volume from the 20 th annual history of.
The curriculum begins with a message from former federal reserve chairman ben bernanke and an introductory essay, the great depression. One of the pioneers of regional economics, august losch, set himself the question of what kind of location patterns might logically be expected to appear in an imaginary world in which all natural resource differentials were assumed away, that is, in a uniformly endowed flat plain. Hoover, edgar malone giarratani, frank an introduction. Hoover and joseph fisher, in a recent essay entitled research in regional economic growth,8 point out that there is now a fairly well accepted body of theory regarding the normal sequence of development.
Campanaro ir1011 2016 undergraduate study in economics, management, finance and the social sciences this subject guide is for a 100 course offered as part of the university of london international programmes in economics, management, finance and the social sciences. Major collections in this area include the papers and organizational records of prominent advocates of laissezfaire economic principles, particularly from the united states, austria, and great britain. Wheelock, a research economist at the federal reserve bank of st. Rethinking the economics of location and agglomeration philip. This fully revised edition includes key theoretical developments of the last ten years. Topics covered include national and international income, financial accounts, business cycles, financial markets, economic. We have already explained that the ogpu, mkvd, and. Regional research institute, west virginia university. Nov 18, 2015 the second edition of regional economics provides a comprehensive and uptodate treatment of regional economics.
It also presents the approach on how to evaluate regional development performance based on economic, social. Despite the complex and diverse web of influences, economic geographers are bound together by. An introduction to regional economics hoover, edgar malone on. An introduction to regional economics, by edgar malone hoover et. Other materials relate to domestic and international economic conditions, foreign aid and development, and war reconstruction, as well as a small but important set of documents. An introduction to regional economics was written by edgar m. It can be graphically represented as the longest vertical distance between the lorenz curve, or the cumulative portion of the total income held below a certain income percentile, and the 45 degree line representing perfect equality. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. That regional economics is a distinct field can be seen by comparing the similarities and differences between a region and. The general approach was subsequently elaborated upon by hoover 1969, 1971 and.
Longrun economic growth has been mostly dependent on. Local government structure and regional economic growth a. Chapter 12 proposes appropriate objectives for regional development involving, that is, the definition of regional economic health. An introduction to regional economics, the economic journal, volume 82, issue 328, 1 december 1972. Each chapter in this book will start with a discussion about current or sometimes past events and revisit it at chapters endto bring home the. What about industrial districts in regional science. Gregorygulag dp0 hgresg0100 rev1 page7 an introduction to the economics of the gulag 7.
Direct permission requests to professor giarratani at the university of. Vernon, 1960 argued that nontradable intermediate goods primarily producer services produced under conditions of increasing returns to scale are an important source of agglomeration externalities that account for the formation of cities and industrial. Additionally, a regional economic profile illustrated the nirpc regions interdependence on the chicago metro. C an increase in the population which eventually leads to an increase in the labor population. Indeed since independence they have embraced regional integration as an important component of their development strategies and concluded a very large number of regional integration arrangements rias, several of which have significant membership overlap. The new zealand institute of economic researchs regional economic performance publication noted that regional capital stock information would also be useful for productivity analysis. Introduction urban economics 1 cities i a city is the absence of space between people i what happens in cities. Yet, in his later 1971 book an introduction to regional economics hoover. The text covers regional economic theory and policy appropriate for students of economics, economic geography, planning, estate and land management courses. Macroeconomic dynamics 15 the dynamics of output, unemployment, and in. He was an economic consultant to government agencies, business firms, foundations and research institutes. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Such change affects the well being of individuals and ultimately the social.
A regional comparative analysis agyemang eric bachelor of arts, university of ghana, 2010 a thesis submitted to the school of graduate studies of the university of lethbridge in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of arts in economics department of economics. This collective decisionmaking can cover a varying number of functional areas scope. Regional economics an overview sciencedirect topics. Students specializing in regional economics may want to buy one or more of the following books.
It analyzes the economic ills to which regions are heir pathology and ventures to assess the merits of various kinds of policy to help distressed regions therapeutics. The gulag could also contract penal labor out to other construction and industrial production ministries. Economic cooperation and regional integration policy i. Edgar hoover and frank giarratani additional contact information frank giarratani. An introduction to regional economics, the economic journal, volume 82, issue 328, 1 december 1972, pages 14471448, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. The importance of regional economic integration in africa by. It illustrates aces theoretical foundations, which are rooted in the application of the concept of complexity to the social sciences, and it depicts its growth and development from a nonlinear outofequilibrium approach to a stateoftheart agentbased macroeconomics. This text is divided into inter and intraurban analysis. This free online economics textbook is targeted to advanced undergraduates or first year graduate students taking their first course in regional economics. Regional economic diversity and regional economic stability. International and regional transport economics irt711s alina shikongo parttime lecturer date 11. This textbook offers a complete course in applied macroeconomics at the intermediate level that emphasizes the application of economic theory to realworld data and policy. This leads us to the topic of this chapter, an introduction to the world of making decisions, processing information, and understanding behavior in markets the world of economics. Economic forecasting is widely derided as uselessor worse.
Introduction economics may appear to be the study of complicated tables and charts, statistics and numbers, but, more specifically, it is the study of what constitutes. Such change affects the wellbeing of individuals and ultimately the social and political fabric of community and nation. Floyd arthur baldy harper was an american educator and economist whose ideas influenced libertarian thought. Readings analyzing and accounting for regional economic.
Pdf on nov 1, 2014, steve kayizzimugerwa and others published regional integration in africa. Introduction to macroeconomics final exam december. The regional comprehensive economic partnership rcep. An introduction to regional economics by frank giarratani and. Glaeser and others published handbook of regional and urban economics find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Hoover 29 january 2009 introduction to mauro boianovsky and kevin d. Examples include regional gross fixed capital formation and regional household expenditure. An introduction to regional economics free online textbook free. The purpose of local economic development led is to build up the economic capacity of a local area to improve its economic future and the quality of life for all. He is currently the editor of the journal history of political economy and a fellow of the center for the history of political economy at duke university. An introduction find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
An industry cluster is a group of firms, and related economic actors and institutions, that are located near one another and that draw productive advantage from. The hoover index is the most widely used measure for assessing the concentration or deconcentration tendencies of a countrys evolving population distribution. Fundamental concepts, policies, and institutions is a unique and unconventional economics textbook which emphasizes the role of space in economics and highlights the importance of non economic factors particularly the role of institutions in regional development. An introduction to regional economicsedgar malone hoover 1984. Frank giarratani a copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Introduction to urban economics offers a complete and selfcontained coverage of urban economics. However, it seems fair to say that collective decisionmaking is an important aspect of all regional integration efforts. It is also is also enriched by the recent debate on smart specialization strategies recently. Space and economics an introduction to regional economics.
The hoover index of population concentration and the. The 1999 edition is free online for todays students. An introduction to regional economics, the economic journal, volume 82, issue 328, 1 december 1972, pages 14471448, select format select format. A relatively loose definition may be better for comparative studies. Regional and local economics is a study of political economy. Current research in market, mixed, and planned economies involves the introduction of multiple. An introductionto the economics of the gulag hoover institution. Students should have at least a minimal background in basic economics. The major problem of regional economics, which is to explain the location of production and population within a national economy, has often been approached as if it were not amenable to the usual tools of economic analysis. This book is designed primarily to serve as a college text for the students first course in regional economics, at either the upperclass or the graduate level and running for either one or two terms. An introduction to regional economics by edgar malone hoover. In this article, the authors propose alternative variants of the index designed to explore the influences of the various demographic components of change birth, deaths, net domestic. As early as the 1960s, the urban and regional economics literature e. The great depression lesson plans and curriculum st.
The hoover index, also known as the robin hood index or the schutz index, is a measure of income metrics. Harper papers, which relate to laissezfaire economics and economic policy in the united states, now have an inventory available online. An introduction to regional economics download link. West virginia universitys regional research institute is distributing this electronic version of the text by permission. University of pittsburgh in wholbk from regional research institute, west virginia university.
Economic systems are dynamic entities, and the nature and consequences of changes that take place in these systems are of considerable importance. Request pdf space and economics an introduction to regional economics the subject area regional economics has become topical. Hoover and frank giarratanai, and from dubeys 1964. The precursors of regional science were economists such as hoover. In 1999, was transferred from knopf to the hoover family trust and frank giarratani. Hoover and frank giarratani originally wrote this economics textbook in 1971. Through works by hoover 1948, isard 1949, 1953, and berry and garrison 1958, the. Part i hypotheses and factors in the analysis of regional onomic growth the purpose of part i is to put forward a set of useful concepts and. Topics included span from the earliest location theories to the most recent regional growth theories. An introduction to regional economics the research repository. Hoover, edgar malone and giarratani, frank 1984 an introduction to regional economics. The neoclassical growth model and 20 century economics. In 1999, was transferred from knopf to the hoover family trust and frank.
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