The Competitiveness of Nations

in a Global Knowledge-Based Economy

H.H. Chartrand

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Ron Martin and Peter Sunley

Paul Krugman’s Geographical Economics and Its Implications for Regional Development Theory:

A Critical Assessment (cont'd)

Economic Geography

Volume 72, Issue 3

July 1996, pp. 259-292

Index

Abstract (Web 1)

Trade, Externalities, and Industrial Localization: The Bases of Krugman’s “Geographical Economics”

The New Trade Theory and Location

Increasing Returns and Imperfect Competition

The Role and Implications of Externalities

Krugman’s Geographical Economics and Economic Geography: A Critical Comparison (Web 2)

The Resurgence of Regional Economies

The New Political Economy of Trade

Krugman’s Model of Economic Integration and Regional Development: The Lessons of the United States for Europe?

Economic Integration and Regional Specialization

Economic Integration and Divergent Regional Growth

Trade and the Regional Policy Issue (Web 3)

Strategic Trade Policy

Geographical Clustering and Strategic Industrial Policy

Conclusions

References (Web 4)

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