In fact, technology in, and of, itself does not cause particular kinds of change. It is, essentially, an enabling or facilitating agent. It makes possible new structures, new organizational and geographical arrangements of economic activities, new products and new processes, while not making particular, outcomes inevitable.
Every production network has spatiality - the particular geographical configuration and extent of its component elements and the links between them. - Peter Dicken
Every production network has spatiality - the particular geographical configuration and extent of its component elements and the links between them.
- Peter Dicken
A striking feature of financial service activities during the past few decades is that the financial transactions essential to the operation of the '… - Peter Dicken
A striking feature of financial service activities during the past few decades is that the financial transactions essential to the operation of the '…
In the United Kingdom, for example, the sheer overwhelming dominance of London makes it extremely for provincial cities to develop more than a very r… - Peter Dicken
In the United Kingdom, for example, the sheer overwhelming dominance of London makes it extremely for provincial cities to develop more than a very r…
Transnational corporate networks, and their resulting spatial patterns, are always in a continuous state of flux. At any one time, some parts may be … - Peter Dicken
Transnational corporate networks, and their resulting spatial patterns, are always in a continuous state of flux. At any one time, some parts may be …
The primary driver of final consumer demand is, of course, the level of disposable income. - Peter Dicken
The primary driver of final consumer demand is, of course, the level of disposable income.
One of the most striking trends, since at least the 1960's, has been for employment in services to grow far more rapidly than employment in manufactu… - Peter Dicken
One of the most striking trends, since at least the 1960's, has been for employment in services to grow far more rapidly than employment in manufactu…
Geographically, the global economy is now multi-polar , as new centres of production have emerged in parts of what had been, historically, the periph… - Peter Dicken
Geographically, the global economy is now multi-polar , as new centres of production have emerged in parts of what had been, historically, the periph…
Innovation - the heart of technological change - is fundamentally a learning process. - Peter Dicken
Innovation - the heart of technological change - is fundamentally a learning process.
One of the most striking developments has been the rise, fall and rise again of the semiconductor industry of the United States, which is, once again… - Peter Dicken
One of the most striking developments has been the rise, fall and rise again of the semiconductor industry of the United States, which is, once again…
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