| Author: | Ottaviano, G. Puga, D. |
| Title: | Agglomeration in the global economy |
| Journal: | World Economy
1998 : AUG, VOL. 21:6, p. 707-732 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Economic activities are unevenly distributed across space. The determinants of special differences in the patterns of production have traditionally been presented in terms of differences in endowments, technologies, or policy regimes. Such explanations, while relevant, fail to explain why even a priori similar regions can develop very different production structures. This paper reviews the literature with the aim of uncovering the common picture emerging from what is sometimes critically described as a collection of special cases. |
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