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Critical survey. The new 'geographical turn' in economics: some critical reflections

Martin, R.·1999·Cambridge Journal of Economics
DOI 10.1093/cje/23.1.65
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Over the past few years, a new 'geographical' economics has emerged, focused on the spatial agglomeration of industry and the long-run convergence of regional incomes. Several leading names are associated with this 'geographical turn', including Paul Krugman, Michael Porter, Robert Barro and W. Brian Arthur. This 'new economic geography', it is argued here, is neither that new, nor is it geography. Instead, it is a reworking (or re-invention) - using recent developments in formal (mathematical) mainstream economics - of traditional location theory and regional science. As such it is quite opposed to, and difficult to reconcile with, the work on regional development and industrial agglomeration being carried out in economic geography proper.

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Authors
Martin, R.
Venue
Cambridge Journal of Economics
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1999-01-01
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
65-91
ISSN
  • 0309-166X (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-3545
DOI
10.1093/cje/23.1.65
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W2061248561
Cited by
641
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80.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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