Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Global patterns of regional industrialization 2. Economic geography and economic history: a literature overview. Part One. Regional industrialization in Europe 3. Regional industrialization in Belgium and the Netherlands 4. Regional industrialization in Yugoslavia 5. Regional industrialization in Italy. Part Two. Regional industrialization in Asia 6. Regional industrialization in China: the basic metals sector 7. Regional industrialization in China: the Yangtze and Zhujiang regions 8. Regional industrialization in Japan. Part Three. Theories on regional industrialization 9. Regional industrialization: determinants of industrial location 10. Regional industrialization: evidence on industry agglomeration 11. Regional industrialization: role of industrial policy

About the Author

Bas van Leeuwen is Senior Researcher at the International Institute of Social History.

Robin C. M. Philips is PhD Researcher at Utrecht University and the International Institute of Social History.

Erik Buyst is a full professor in economics at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.

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