GEOG 216 Lecture Notes - Import Substitution Industrialization, Creative Destruction, Path Dependence
23 Nov 2012
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Creative destruction = change w/in system, rise + fall of geographic relationships. War/natural disasters: create clean slate for s/thing else to devel. Often creative destruction on purpose (urban renewal) Destroyed infrastruc + indus capacity in places that were indus. Places that were indus heavy weight damaged during war. Place w/certain econ, indus, tendency to reproduce itself into future. Certain infrastructure already in place (instits, training programs, tax structures, labour force w/certain training), agglomeration effect. S/times creative destruct, structures become so intense that they become too restrictive. 1 of key forces of dynamism under capitalism. Take advantage of synergies that happen when divide labour. Geographic division of labour, diff places have diff roles in world econ. Idea: rostow stages of devel, nats are like children growing up (to become like ex: cda) H: doesn"t recog there are power relationships b/w places. Core: nats that produces + exports manufactured goods (former colonizers, indus powers) Periphery: produces + exports primary products (former colonies)
