Spaces of hope? Fatalism, trade unionism, and the uneven geography of capital in white goods manufacturing
Restructuration des produits blancs et la géographie inégalitaire du capital. Géographie du travail et l'optimisme de l'agence. Choix de l'échelle et la géographie du pouvoir. Créer des espaces d'espérance. Espaces de l'espérance ?
Neoliberal discursive formations : on the contours of subjectivation, good governance, and symbolic violence in posttransitional Cambodia
As disciplinary rationalities, strategies and techniques coagulate under neoliberal subjectivation in Cambodian society through the proliferation of discursive formations, the structural inequalities of capital are increasingly misrecognized.
The article is about Minsk as a good example for the East European - Soviet type - urban development. Belarus has distinct and unique economic policy, which is different both from capitalism and socialism. These circumstances make a development
pathway for its capital city different from other East European cities. - (AM)
Alleviating poverty : entrepreneurship and social capital in rural Denmark 1800-1900
Association ; Capital social ; Coopérative ; Danemark ; Entreprise ; Espace rural ; Géographie historique ; Organisation ; Pauvreté ; Réseau ; Siècle 19
Association ; Cooperative ; Denmark ; Enterprise ; Historical geography ; Network ; Nineteenth Century ; Organization ; Poverty ; Rural area ; Social capital
and stocks of beneficial social capital of an inclusive nature. Entrepreneurs voluntary organized larger groups which provided collective goods locally, thus contributing to economic growth in former poor, rural areas.
The fact that larger groups actually do organize in local areas cannot be explained in strict economic terms. The AA. offer another solution, namely the presence of social incentives called social capital which is derived from regular face-to-face
Paying for good neighbours : estimating the value of an implied educated community
Education ; Educational establishment ; England and Wales ; Hedonistic model ; Human capital ; Living standard ; Neighbourhood ; Quality of life ; Residential environment ; Residential location ; United Kingdom
Consumer goods ; Consumption ; Preference ; Social practice
This study of consumption extends the field of enquiry to include the full range of goods and services consumed by households rather than concentrating upon the narrower field of mass produced articles which has been the concern of those
investigating consumerism. A fourfold classification allows an investigation of the historical and evolutionary significance of positional goods.
The main intention of the Single European Market is greater freedom of movement for people, goods, services and capital. As this intention is realized competition will grow and standards will be adjusted. Even urban development will be affected
. Industrial and service locations have to take greater notice of European traffic needs. The Federal Republic of Germany will most likely become a major market for capital services and goods. I can be also expected that distances between national and European
Allemagne ; Allemagne RDA ; Approvisionnement ; Capital ; Centre commercial ; Commerce de détail ; Investissement ; Niveau de vie ; Petites et moyennes entreprises
Capital ; German Democratic Republic ; Germany ; Investment ; Living standard ; Retail trade ; Shopping centre ; Small and medium sized enterprises ; Supplying
in the new federal states. At the same time, the setting-up of a retail-trade system based on small and medium-sized business has made good progress. Problematical areas include the frequently insufficient equity capital, the boom in shopping centres
Bien manufacturé ; Capital ; Commerce international ; Compétitivité ; Concurrence ; Entreprise ; Exportation ; Géographie économique ; Localisation ; Marché local ; Stratégie d'entreprise
Capital ; Competition ; Competitiveness ; Economic geography ; Export ; Firm ; Firm strategy ; International trade ; Local market ; Location
Capital ; Comercio internacional ; Competencia ; Competitividad ; Empresa ; Estrategia de empresa ; Exportación ; Geografía económica ; Localización ; Mercado local
on the manufactured good. Firms located in the big country have a bigger size than those located in the small one. Under one-way trade, the relocation of firms changes their attitude toward export.
Capital social ; Déterritorialisation ; Effet de voisinage ; Espace urbain ; Flux ; Géographie sociale ; Lieu ; Mobilité ; Paradigme ; Population locale ; Quartier
Deterritorialization ; Flow ; Local population ; Mobility ; Neighbourhood ; Neighbourhood effect ; Paradigm ; Place ; Social capital ; Social geography ; Urban area
Barrio ; Capital social ; Efecto de vecindad ; Espacio urbano ; Flujo ; Geografía social ; Lugar ; Movilidad ; Población local
This article discusses the role of the neighbourhood in an era of increased mobility. It explores the consequences of the “new mobilities paradigm”, which argues that the growing importance of flows – of people, goods and information – results
The provision of public goods in a growing urban economy
Examen de la trajectoire de la croissance économique d'une économie urbaine ouverte, mixte. Dans le secteur privé, les entreprises maximisant leurs profits ont une production générale liée au travail, au capital et aux infrastructures publiques. Les
Budapest ; Capital city ; Centralisation ; Enterprise ; Hungary ; Industrial structure ; Industry ; Unit of production ; Urban economy ; Urban industry
characteristic, locating in areas with good transport and telecommunications, central location and proximity to centres of administration, finance and innovation. - (JS)
The paper presented change in rural areas in Hungary after political change in 1990. This process started around capital city in the 1980s, and expanded to the whole Hungary after the privatization of the formerly state-owned flats
. It was the period, when a middle class with good financial positions emerged and accepting the extra work of market building were able to keep their entrepreneurial elite position. At this paper A. Introduced three models of the best practices of rural development
Capital accumulation ; Choice ; Collective goods ; Decentralization ; Economic behaviour ; Finance ; Indebtedness ; Local finance ; Local government unit ; Model ; Production fonction ; Public service
Accumulation du capital ; Bien collectif ; Choix ; Collectivité locale ; Comportement économique ; Décentralisation ; Endettement ; Finance ; Finances locales ; Fonction de production ; Modèle ; Service public
Acumulación del capital ; Bienes colectivos ; Colectividad local ; Comportamiento económico ; Descentralización ; Endeudamiento ; Finanza ; Finanzas locales ; Función de producción ; Modelo ; Selección ; Servicio público
Les études récentes sur la dynamique des comportements financiers locaux ne mettent pas l'accent sur la modification de la structure du capital et la nature du bien public local, lorsque l'on passe à une analyse dynamique. La nature du bien demandé
par l'électeur médian se transforme sous l'effet du temps. Il devient un bien public durable, et le capital total de la collectivité doit prendre en compte la dynamique de la dette. L'emprunt permet un étalement optimal de la charge entre les
that they are constituted through globally critical flows of capital, goods, and ideas, and whose economies are dedicated to intermediary services such as offshore banking, container- and bulk-shipping, and regional re-exportation. Drawing upon Doha, Dubai, and Panama City
This article analyses the concept of the “relational city” as a transnational urbanist approach to understanding a particular subset of cities that are emblematic of the spatial transformations manifest through advanced capitalism. It demonstrates
Advertising and city formation with local public goods
The A. intends to integrate imperfect information into the Tiebout-type model so as to examine the role of information in city formation with local public goods. He focuses on a specific land market in which land developers try to form cities
by providing some quantity of local public goods as club goods. A structure of information transmission is adopted which assumes a random process in the allocation of advertisements.