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DOI： 10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.08.017

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DOI： 10.1177/0308518X19852125

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DOI： 10.1111/grow.12208

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：The Japan Association of Economic Geography  

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This paper introduces the emergent body of economic geographic literature on "diverse economies" most prominently fostered by J.K. Gibson-Graham, and uses this perspective to engage in conversation with the theoretical inquiry into the service economy advanced by Kazunobu Kato. Rather than simply assuming the mounting importance of services, relative to primary and secondary industries, in heavily industrialized economies from its quantitative growth alone, Kato has been able to articulate the far-reaching significance of a service-oriented economy for theoretical inquiries in economic geography, which are still heavily influenced by the logic of goods-producing sectors.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In particular, the author focuses focuses on the intriguing implication of Kato's work that the growing importance of services may facilitate resistance to market fundamentalist, or neoliberal, globalization. The diverse economies literature also aims to counter such economic globalization by redefining the meaning of "the economy" and by recognizing the process of subjectivization of economic actors. Thus, there appears to be fertile ground for critical engagement between the two bodies of literature.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This paper argues that, building on the arguments advanced by Kato, it is essential that non capitalist-market activities be seen as a legitimate subject of economic geographic inquiry. Also, an assessment of such a mid-range theory as Kato's spatial organization (<i>kukanteki soshikika</i>) theory must always involve the awareness of its limitations as well as its strengths. One of such limitations, in the authorʼs view, is that Kato's theory has an implicit emphasis on regional formation rather than regional sustainability. Furthermore, Kato's arguments about empirical research on the service economy demand that we pay close attention to the agency of research subjects, even at the level of the conceptual framing. The diverse economies perspectives further develop this point. Finally, this paper addresses the potential concern that the diverse economies perspectives may regress economic geography to a "mere" theory of subject formation.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This paper finds the most significant difference between Kato's work and Gibson-Graham's work lies in an epistemological difference between the former's focus on "dominance" and the latter's on "difference." This contrast can be the basis for fertile debate and conversation since there is a basic agreement on the problems of market fundamentalist globalization.</p>

DOI： 10.20592/jaeg.63.1_60

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DOI： 10.1080/04353684.2016.1271618

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DOI： 10.1080/09669582.2014.894519

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DOI： 10.1080/21693293.2013.797662

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The field of regional income inequality has seen a marked growth in the volume of empirical analyses, but its theoretical foundations remain rather weak and rigidly economistic. Theories that predict monotonic convergence (neoclassical growth theory) or divergence (cumulative causation theory and geographical economics), and non-linear change (inverse-U theory) are unable to offer satisfactory explanations of the historical changes in regional inequality trends in the industrialized economies, which have been transformed by expanding speculative money flows since the 1970s. This article first articulates some of the major problems in the existing theories of and approaches to regional inequality, and then offers potential directions to overcome these problems. Namely, this article emphasizes the importance of embracing a more thorough institutional approach that investigates the dialectic relationship of structure and agency; of the influence of the financialization of capitalist economies; and of adopting a 'connective,' rather than 'comparative' perspective. These propositions are largely consistent with the theoretical perspectives embodied in the 'variegated capitalism' approach. The remainder of the article (re)investigates regional income inequalities in Japan and the United States in the postwar period, not only by comparing and contrasting them, but also by articulating connections between the two countries in terms of potential causal factors of regional inequality change. In particular, I investigate the circuits in which speculative financial capital flows directly and indirectly affect regional inequalities in these countries.

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DOI： 10.20592/jaeg.58.1_49_2

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DOI： 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00448.x

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DOI： 10.24779/jpkankyo.15.0_139

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DOI： 10.1093/jeg/lbm044

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Our respondents—Cortright and Mayer (2004 [this issue]), Gottlieb (2004 [this issue]), and Mathur (2004 [this issue])—greatly enrich the debate over high-tech rankings, relationship to growth, and specialization. We are grateful to them both for the questions they raise about our work and for the depth of critique they bring to thediscussion. All three responses, in particular Gottlieb’s, continue our methodological debate, providing valuable insights for both theory and practice. Mathur inspires us to look more deeply at the relationship between high tech and job growth as well as our definition of human capital. We find Cortright and Mayer’s views on specialization particularly provocative and Gottlieb’s framing of that issue in terms of urbanization and localization economies very useful. The following response takes up these three issues in turn.

DOI： 10.1177/0891242403260598

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In the past few years, a number of new studies have published high-tech rankings of American metropolitan areas that are used by many business consultants and local economic development organizations to advise firms on location strategies. In this article, the authors generate their own rankings based on an occupational definition of “high techness” and compare them with those of four other studies. The results rank larger and older industrial cities, such as Chicago, New York, and even Detroit, higher than many of the smaller places celebrated as high tech, such as Austin. The work demonstrates that the methodology underlying rankings is crucially important to the outcome. By abandoning narrow notions of high tech restricted to maturing technologies in computers, electronics, and telecommunications and instead using science and technology (S&amp;T) occupations as a marker for high tech, it may be possible to tag the innovative potential of emerging sectors, including high-tech services.

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Under the formidable circumstances where the Japanese bicycle industry faces increasing import competition and decline in size, Osaka's bicycle industry has gained prominence relative to other regions by the 1990s. I examine the local bicycle industry with a particular focus on how local firms have selectively developed and maintain production linkages at different scales. The findings are summarized as follows. First, increasingly important aspects of production linkages among local firms in Osaka are the speed and frequency of transactions. The local interfirm relationships are asymmetric in nature, and are influenced not only by technological intensity of production, but also by changes in extraregional contexts. Second, critical innovative activities are increasingly responsive to final demand. Geographical proximity among local firms for sharing intangible knowledge or for nurturing innovation has rather marginal importance. The role of collective institutions in innovation also appears indistinct. Third, some firms have been developing international production linkages, including outsourcing and overseas production. The development of these international linkages has differential consequences for the other local firms, promoting technological upgrading for some firms, while forcing strictly price-based competition or dissolving existing transaction relationships for others. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the difficulty of generalizing the processes and consequences of "hollowing out" in the local industrial agglomeration, once we recognize complex interactions of firms in and between places.

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DOI： 10.1111/0033-0124.00317

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Using large-scale market survey data from 1989 and 1995, the authors examine the distinguishing characteristics of Japanese package tourists in comparison to nonpackage tourists. While there is a decline in package tourism for Japanese overseas tourists, there are many attributes of the package tourist that suggest the continuing demand for this form of travel.

DOI： 10.1177/004728759903800206

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Total pages：xvii, 187 p.   Language：English  

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Total pages：x, 274p   Responsible for pages：145-160   Language：Japanese  

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DOI： 10.14992/00016636

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：山川出版社  

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DOI： 10.20592/jaeg.59.4_491

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DOI： 10.20592/jaeg.52.3_205_1

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