... Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Glensanda House Montpellier Parade Cheltenham Gl... more ... Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Glensanda House Montpellier Parade Cheltenham GlosGLSOlUA UK Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. ... This period saw heavy emphasis on R&D in the fields of microelectronics, computing, laser technology, fiberoptic communications ...
art of the “Advances in Chinese Economic Studies” series, this book was produced by two individua... more art of the “Advances in Chinese Economic Studies” series, this book was produced by two individuals affiliated with the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research in Taipei, Taiwan. The clearly organized work comes with a large number of tables, but no figures, including an absence of maps (the authors are obviously economists, rather than geographers). Their observations are both timely and clear-eyed as to systemic opportunities and challenges, citing for example the strength of top-down policy-directing research and development, as well as structural impediments to university-industry technology transfers. As summarized in the highly informative Preface, five chapters organize their presentation. Chapter 1 focuses on the history of China’s post-Mao science and technology sector, particularly the use of tax policy to attract foreign investment. Given the size of China’s population, the anti-intellectual excesses preceding Deng’s rise to power, and the challenges of implementing technology-based modernization in general, the story of China’s determined and (thus far) successful advance provides a model worth studying. The authors’ approach largely lists policy proclamations and numerical signs of advances along those lines. The second chapter traces the process of research and development infusions in China’s hightechnology industries, a popular topic for geographers as well. A strength and a weakness of this chapter lies in its reliance on figures from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), which has an interest in demonstrating that government policy is achieving successes. It remains unclear whether the authors actually visited any of these locations to ground-truth results, or conducted interviews to check for deeper insights rather than relying on government statistics. Chapter 3 looks at the regional unevenness of high-technology research and companies throughout China. Dividing their examination by three stages of industrial development (advanced/established, in development, and still undergoing research) usefully underlines the nascent state of these sectors. The fourth chapter focuses on the highly significant part played by multinational corporations in China’s high-technology development—particularly the role of Greater China (including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan). The fifth and final chapter provides a performance analysis of China’s domestic hightechnology market—the most interesting and under-researched aspect of the entire examination. Despite the often-lamented shortage of venture capital, the authors see a private investment structure developing, although lagging in performance at present. Their analysis of what drives regional investment, creating leaders and laggards, is right on.
The increase in global economic connectivity spurred by ties between Chinese manufacturing and a ... more The increase in global economic connectivity spurred by ties between Chinese manufacturing and a global market, particularly in high value low weight goods, pushed establishment of air cargo networks. These remain under-examined but impactful particularly for second and third tier metropolitan hub cities. This research looks at the air freight connections within China, a major rapidly developing trade center, and use of the aerotropolis concept to accelerate growth in the lagging inland region. References are made to FedEx and UPS networks within their U.S. headquarter region and in China to note differences in political economic contexts and China's adaptation of developed world models. The theoretical framework includes global production networks strategically coupled by transport logistics linked to aerotropolis type development. Data comes from government aviation and transportation sources, research analyses, corporate and industry reports, and interviews with Chinese officials. Focus falls particularly on Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province in central China and the country's first airportcentered economic zone. The conclusion finds that Chinese hub cities more closely correspond to major manufacturing and population centers and central policy directives for development dispersion.
The furniture industry has played an important role in the history of the United States as a bell... more The furniture industry has played an important role in the history of the United States as a bellwether for manufacturing. This sector continues to be a major manufacturing employer in the US and around the world through its utilization of a global production network. Types of furniture range from household (indoor and outdoor) to institutional, with particular growth in firms supplying medical and government-related commodities. The industry is highly responsive to economic and fashion trends, but is partitioned into high, medium and low cost segments that reveal different location-al and market responses to changes in these factors. Recent developments indicate that the post-1980\u27s migration of furniture manufacturing to offshore, low labor cost countries has stabilized and shows signs of re-shoring in the US for high end customized technologically intensive products utilizing the remaining embedded skilled labor and locally clustered industry components. Businesses that survived the recessionary \u27creative destruction\u27 largely adopted lean manufacturing processes and took advantage of newly available, lower cost equipment and buildings to upgrade their production practices, absorbing market from former competitors. New partnerships will be traced with branches and headquarter relocations in Asia, along with cooperative supplier relationships with former U.S. and new foreign companies. Industry survivors adopted practices that could be highly instructive for other manufacturers challenged by globalization to grow stronger by increasing their adaptive capacity. Concepts illustrated in the furniture industry would be useful to a number of audiences in academic, industry and public policy markets. The proposed book provides an overview of the industry and its global production network including a brief overview of the manufacturing technologies of each sector. Assessment of new competitors in Asia and South America will illustrate opportunities and challenges in these locations. The book culminates by considering challenges, opportunities, and the future outlook of the industry in regional clusters
This article provides an introductory overview of Bhutan and its importance as a geographically d... more This article provides an introductory overview of Bhutan and its importance as a geographically disadvantaged "yam between two boulders," living in a dangerous neighborhood of rapidly rising and potentially highly destabilizing powers. The following sections discuss the most important aspects of Bhutan's situation as a landlocked but strategically located country: its similar physical geographic setting but sharply contrasting contemporary human geography to its neighbors; relations with mentors such as India, Switzerland, and non-governmental organizations; and lessons for other geographically disadvantaged developing countries seeking to preserve their unique culture while pursuing political-economic modernization.
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The reasons for and consequences of the location of a flourishing industrial anomaly ouside the p... more The reasons for and consequences of the location of a flourishing industrial anomaly ouside the predominant region of concentration is of continuing geographic interest. This paper is an examination of both structural and agency factors for the historical establishment and consistent success of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company. Along with its recent medical device spinoff, Lilly is the only 'Fortune 500' firm in Indianapolis, and one of few outside the Mid-Atlantic states cluster. Industry-locational exceptionalism is sustained by a cross-sectoral concentration of related manufacturing and service companies to create a health ensemble. A consciously constructed local metropolitan and state sociopolitical niche further nurtures industry-specific and mutually beneficial growth. Theories on agglomeration-sustaining patterns are considered in light of this empirical study.
A small Buddhist nation long isolated in the Himalayas between China and India, Bhutan navigates ... more A small Buddhist nation long isolated in the Himalayas between China and India, Bhutan navigates the passage to internal modernity and global integration by using the precepts of 'Gross National Happiness': cultural and environmental preservation, economic equity and sustainability, and clean and transparent governance. Challenges include the degree of homogeneity desirable under the doctrine of 'One Nation, One People'. The country's youth wrestle with an education often unsuitable for job prospects, urban migration, social temptations, and the waning of traditions. Choosing cultural elements suitable for preservation, modification, or substitution incorporates key elements of spiritual continuity for easing the development path.
Spatial visualization serves as a key cartographic device for relaying representative information... more Spatial visualization serves as a key cartographic device for relaying representative information about that part of space portrayed, creating an ordered presentation of patterns that instruct the observer. This research explores the function of a mandala as a cognitive graphic of sacred space. The purpose of the comparison is to expand notions underlying assumptions of cartographic portrayal, space, and contestation affecting both cartography and religious geography. Opposing schools of thought in cartography dispute the role of maps as based on observable phenomena or maps as mental terrain. Exploration of the mandala as an instrument in Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies, as representative of sacred maps, illustrates its function in an expanded category of emancipatory and culturally contested space, broadening the power of cartographic depiction and contextualizing its creation. Visualization is foremost an act of cognition, a human ability to develop mental representations that allow geographers to identify patterns and to create or impose order... Concrete visual representations …make spatial contexts … visible so as to engage the most powerful human information-processing abilities, those associated with vision.-MacEachren et al., 1992 Every map is a cultural construction that geographers, scientists, and artists alike create to make and convey meaning.-Bender et al., 2004 Article:
... Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Glensanda House Montpellier Parade Cheltenham Gl... more ... Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Glensanda House Montpellier Parade Cheltenham GlosGLSOlUA UK Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. ... This period saw heavy emphasis on R&D in the fields of microelectronics, computing, laser technology, fiberoptic communications ...
art of the “Advances in Chinese Economic Studies” series, this book was produced by two individua... more art of the “Advances in Chinese Economic Studies” series, this book was produced by two individuals affiliated with the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research in Taipei, Taiwan. The clearly organized work comes with a large number of tables, but no figures, including an absence of maps (the authors are obviously economists, rather than geographers). Their observations are both timely and clear-eyed as to systemic opportunities and challenges, citing for example the strength of top-down policy-directing research and development, as well as structural impediments to university-industry technology transfers. As summarized in the highly informative Preface, five chapters organize their presentation. Chapter 1 focuses on the history of China’s post-Mao science and technology sector, particularly the use of tax policy to attract foreign investment. Given the size of China’s population, the anti-intellectual excesses preceding Deng’s rise to power, and the challenges of implementing technology-based modernization in general, the story of China’s determined and (thus far) successful advance provides a model worth studying. The authors’ approach largely lists policy proclamations and numerical signs of advances along those lines. The second chapter traces the process of research and development infusions in China’s hightechnology industries, a popular topic for geographers as well. A strength and a weakness of this chapter lies in its reliance on figures from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), which has an interest in demonstrating that government policy is achieving successes. It remains unclear whether the authors actually visited any of these locations to ground-truth results, or conducted interviews to check for deeper insights rather than relying on government statistics. Chapter 3 looks at the regional unevenness of high-technology research and companies throughout China. Dividing their examination by three stages of industrial development (advanced/established, in development, and still undergoing research) usefully underlines the nascent state of these sectors. The fourth chapter focuses on the highly significant part played by multinational corporations in China’s high-technology development—particularly the role of Greater China (including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan). The fifth and final chapter provides a performance analysis of China’s domestic hightechnology market—the most interesting and under-researched aspect of the entire examination. Despite the often-lamented shortage of venture capital, the authors see a private investment structure developing, although lagging in performance at present. Their analysis of what drives regional investment, creating leaders and laggards, is right on.
The increase in global economic connectivity spurred by ties between Chinese manufacturing and a ... more The increase in global economic connectivity spurred by ties between Chinese manufacturing and a global market, particularly in high value low weight goods, pushed establishment of air cargo networks. These remain under-examined but impactful particularly for second and third tier metropolitan hub cities. This research looks at the air freight connections within China, a major rapidly developing trade center, and use of the aerotropolis concept to accelerate growth in the lagging inland region. References are made to FedEx and UPS networks within their U.S. headquarter region and in China to note differences in political economic contexts and China's adaptation of developed world models. The theoretical framework includes global production networks strategically coupled by transport logistics linked to aerotropolis type development. Data comes from government aviation and transportation sources, research analyses, corporate and industry reports, and interviews with Chinese officials. Focus falls particularly on Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province in central China and the country's first airportcentered economic zone. The conclusion finds that Chinese hub cities more closely correspond to major manufacturing and population centers and central policy directives for development dispersion.
The furniture industry has played an important role in the history of the United States as a bell... more The furniture industry has played an important role in the history of the United States as a bellwether for manufacturing. This sector continues to be a major manufacturing employer in the US and around the world through its utilization of a global production network. Types of furniture range from household (indoor and outdoor) to institutional, with particular growth in firms supplying medical and government-related commodities. The industry is highly responsive to economic and fashion trends, but is partitioned into high, medium and low cost segments that reveal different location-al and market responses to changes in these factors. Recent developments indicate that the post-1980\u27s migration of furniture manufacturing to offshore, low labor cost countries has stabilized and shows signs of re-shoring in the US for high end customized technologically intensive products utilizing the remaining embedded skilled labor and locally clustered industry components. Businesses that survived the recessionary \u27creative destruction\u27 largely adopted lean manufacturing processes and took advantage of newly available, lower cost equipment and buildings to upgrade their production practices, absorbing market from former competitors. New partnerships will be traced with branches and headquarter relocations in Asia, along with cooperative supplier relationships with former U.S. and new foreign companies. Industry survivors adopted practices that could be highly instructive for other manufacturers challenged by globalization to grow stronger by increasing their adaptive capacity. Concepts illustrated in the furniture industry would be useful to a number of audiences in academic, industry and public policy markets. The proposed book provides an overview of the industry and its global production network including a brief overview of the manufacturing technologies of each sector. Assessment of new competitors in Asia and South America will illustrate opportunities and challenges in these locations. The book culminates by considering challenges, opportunities, and the future outlook of the industry in regional clusters
This article provides an introductory overview of Bhutan and its importance as a geographically d... more This article provides an introductory overview of Bhutan and its importance as a geographically disadvantaged "yam between two boulders," living in a dangerous neighborhood of rapidly rising and potentially highly destabilizing powers. The following sections discuss the most important aspects of Bhutan's situation as a landlocked but strategically located country: its similar physical geographic setting but sharply contrasting contemporary human geography to its neighbors; relations with mentors such as India, Switzerland, and non-governmental organizations; and lessons for other geographically disadvantaged developing countries seeking to preserve their unique culture while pursuing political-economic modernization.
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The reasons for and consequences of the location of a flourishing industrial anomaly ouside the p... more The reasons for and consequences of the location of a flourishing industrial anomaly ouside the predominant region of concentration is of continuing geographic interest. This paper is an examination of both structural and agency factors for the historical establishment and consistent success of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company. Along with its recent medical device spinoff, Lilly is the only 'Fortune 500' firm in Indianapolis, and one of few outside the Mid-Atlantic states cluster. Industry-locational exceptionalism is sustained by a cross-sectoral concentration of related manufacturing and service companies to create a health ensemble. A consciously constructed local metropolitan and state sociopolitical niche further nurtures industry-specific and mutually beneficial growth. Theories on agglomeration-sustaining patterns are considered in light of this empirical study.
A small Buddhist nation long isolated in the Himalayas between China and India, Bhutan navigates ... more A small Buddhist nation long isolated in the Himalayas between China and India, Bhutan navigates the passage to internal modernity and global integration by using the precepts of 'Gross National Happiness': cultural and environmental preservation, economic equity and sustainability, and clean and transparent governance. Challenges include the degree of homogeneity desirable under the doctrine of 'One Nation, One People'. The country's youth wrestle with an education often unsuitable for job prospects, urban migration, social temptations, and the waning of traditions. Choosing cultural elements suitable for preservation, modification, or substitution incorporates key elements of spiritual continuity for easing the development path.
Spatial visualization serves as a key cartographic device for relaying representative information... more Spatial visualization serves as a key cartographic device for relaying representative information about that part of space portrayed, creating an ordered presentation of patterns that instruct the observer. This research explores the function of a mandala as a cognitive graphic of sacred space. The purpose of the comparison is to expand notions underlying assumptions of cartographic portrayal, space, and contestation affecting both cartography and religious geography. Opposing schools of thought in cartography dispute the role of maps as based on observable phenomena or maps as mental terrain. Exploration of the mandala as an instrument in Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies, as representative of sacred maps, illustrates its function in an expanded category of emancipatory and culturally contested space, broadening the power of cartographic depiction and contextualizing its creation. Visualization is foremost an act of cognition, a human ability to develop mental representations that allow geographers to identify patterns and to create or impose order... Concrete visual representations …make spatial contexts … visible so as to engage the most powerful human information-processing abilities, those associated with vision.-MacEachren et al., 1992 Every map is a cultural construction that geographers, scientists, and artists alike create to make and convey meaning.-Bender et al., 2004 Article:
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