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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE  Space, Territory, Region, Regionalization  Structuring, De-structuring Territorialization, De-territorialization  Introduction to the classical analysis of localization theory 2 TRANSPORT COSTS AND THE SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF PRODUCTIVE POTENTIALS  Minimization of transport costs as a localization principle.  Structure of transport costs as a function of distance FACTORS DISTURBING LOCATION ON MINIMUM TRANSPORTATION  The agglomerative principle  Agglomeration savings  The role of labor  Labor and production costs  Spatial variability of labor costs  The mobility of the labor factor: Commuting, labor basin LOCATION AND MARKET AREAS  The division of territory into market areas:  Production scale, market area, localization Market areas according to the division of territory; the main reference model  Optimal localization itinerary according to Moses TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS IN THE SPATIOTEMPORAL COMPRESSION: INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOR AND MULTINATIONALIZATION  The structure of transport costs and the Hoover model  Revolution in transportation and communications  Reduction in transportation costs  The reorganization of production according to the principles of de-verticalization and multi-localization: multinationalization and the International Division of Labor.  Development model of multinationals  IDL and center-periphery model POST-FORDISM: FROM THE CLUSTER OF ENTERPRISES TO THE URBAN CLUSTER  New theories of localization: from the single enterprise to the production system  The spatial division of labor  The large integrated and mono-localized enterprise (Fordist)  Flexible specialization and post-Fordism  Marshallian externalities and the advantages of proximity  Industrial districts and clusters of enterprises  Italian industrial districts and the third Italy • Innovative clusters and the case of Silicon Valley GLOBAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS • Locational models of different types of multinationals • Localization, internationalization, and product life cycle • The geography of foreign direct investments: the international division of labor and the center-periphery model • Global production networks and commodity chains • The territorial effects of multinationals: territorial embeddedness and dual economies • The social consequences of the spatial division of labor • The paradoxes of globalization: local/global INNOVATION SYSTEMS • The production of innovations • The diffusion of innovations • Neo-Schumpeterian approaches to regional development • The regional effects of innovation • Innovation systems • Territorial competitive advantage • The innovative milieu • Human capital and knowledge-based development • Creative capital: human capital and localization • The principles of sustainability. • Sustainable development vs. economic growth • The territorial scales of development • Development without growth

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GEOGRAFIA DELL'ECONOMIA MONDIALE (Quinta edizione) Autori: S. Conti, G. Dematteis, F. Nano, A. Vanolo, UTET Università, 2022.

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