GEOG 361 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Industrial Revolution, Competitive Advantage, Post-Fordism
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Localized region of industrial production characterized by concentration on particular range of productive activities: confined geographical area, area specializes in one particular kind of activity. Activity itself is carried out by lots of small firms. Result of agglomeration/localization/external/urbanization economies which reduce costs of production for each firm: minimization of transport costs, accessibility to inputs. Attracts labour and specialized financial firms that are knowledgeable about your business. A(cid:272)(cid:272)ess to i(cid:374)puts that (cid:374)o(cid:396)(cid:373)all(cid:455) (cid:449)ould(cid:374)(cid:859)t o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396: productivity advantages through specialization. Dividing the tasks among workers = achieve greater labour and output: spill-over effects. Once district gets going, will lead to changes such as emergence of training school for labour. There was no film school until vancouver became prominent in film. Industrial atmosphere: secrets of industry are in the air. Mi(cid:272)hael pio(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d cha(cid:396)les a(cid:271)el(cid:859)s e(cid:272)o(cid:374)d i(cid:374)dust(cid:396)ial di(cid:448)ide: Mass p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:448)s (cid:858)fle(cid:454)i(cid:271)le spe(cid:272)ializatio(cid:374)(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)post fo(cid:396)dis(cid:373)(cid:863) Latter asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith (cid:862)a(cid:396)tisa(cid:374) e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)(cid:455)(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:455)eo(cid:373)a(cid:374) de(cid:373)o(cid:272)(cid:396)a(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:863: artisans: craft workers making goods well before industrial revolution.
