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050 0 $aHT391$b.M36 1985
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100 1 $aMarkusen, Ann R.
245 10 $aProfit cycles, oligopoly, and regional development /$cAnn Roell Markusen.
260 0 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bMIT Press,$cc1985.
300 $axviii, 357 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aBibliography: p. [325]-348.
505 0 $aThe Dynamics of Regional Development -- A Theory of Regional Differentiation and Change -- Case Studies of the Changing Geography of the U.S Industries -- Regional Development Problems and Prospects -- The Sectoral Approach -- Traditional Regional Growth Approaches -- Theories of Sectoral Dynamics -- The Profit Cycle Model -- Stage I: Zero Profit -- Stage II: Superprofit -- Stage III: Normal Profit -- IV: Normal-Plus and Normal-Minus Profit -- Stage V: Negative Profit -- Key Variables across the Profit Cycle -- Spatial Manifestations of the Profit Cycle -- Spatial Succession -- Spatial Outcomes -- Distinctions among Sectoral Types -- Resource-Dependent Sectors -- Producer and Consumer Goods Industries -- Spatial Sensitivity of Sectoral Types -- Conceptual Problems with the Profit Cycle Model -- Interindustry Linkages -- The Problem of Spatial Aggregation -- The Case Studies -- Stage Identification -- Sectoral Variables -- Choice of Sectors --
505 0 $aProfit Cycles, Oligopoly, and the Geography of Steel -- Innovation and Competition -- The Long Era of Successful Oligopoly -- The Role of Government in New Wartime Capacity -- Postwar Expansion -- The Internationalization of Steel Markets -- Abandonment and Restructuring -- Steel Sector Summary -- The Profit Cycle versus Neoclassical Views of Steel -- The Producers Goods Sectors -- Computer Industry -- Semiconductor Industry -- Basic Aluminum Industry -- Cotton and Knitwear Textiles Industries -- Summary of the Producer Goods Sectors -- The Consumer Goods Sectors -- Pharmaceutical Industry -- Women's Clothing Industry -- Auto Assembly and Parts Industries -- Brewing Industry -- Shoe Industry -- Summary of the Consumer Goods Sectors -- The Resource-Oriented Sectors -- Wine Industry -- Soybean Oil Industry -- Fish Processing Industry -- Tobacco and Cigarette Industries -- Lumber Milling Industry -- Summary of the Resource Sector -- Case Study Summary and Implications --
505 0 $aLongitudinal Results -- Cross-Sectional Comparisons -- Distinctions among Sectoral Types -- Reflections on Corporate Behavior and the Profit Cycle Model -- Sectoral Change and Regional Development -- Capitalism Movement and Regional Obsolescence -- The Role of Oligopoly in Regional Development -- Profit Cycles and Regional Structure -- The Development Potencial of Individual Regions -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes References -- Index.
650 0 $aRegional economics.
650 0 $aRegional economic disparities.
650 0 $aCorporate profits.
650 0 $aOligopolies.
650 0 $aCorporate profits$zUnited States.
650 0 $aOligopolies$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1945-$xRegional disparities.
650 0 $aIndustrial location.
650 0 $aIndustrial location$zUnited States.
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