The Contradictions of Uneven Development for States and Firms: Capital and State Rescaling in Peripheral Regions

Autor/in	Quark, Amy Adams
Titel	The Contradictions of Uneven Development for States and Firms: Capital and State Rescaling in Peripheral Regions
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 24 (2008) 3, S.291-303 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.11.002
Schlagwörter	Economic Development; Rural Areas; Retailing; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Warenwirtschaft
Abstract	Recent studies suggest that processes of capital and state rescaling are generating new socio-spatial inequalities within nation-states. I explore rescaling in the understudied context of a peripheral region through the case of a global apparel merchant, Lands' End, and its decision to relocate its call and distribution centers to Dodgeville, Wisconsin. I argue that an empirical exploration of rescaling in peripheral regions demonstrates the need for two revisions to this literature: (1) an extension of the rescaling literature to capture the multi-scalar construction of socio-spatial inequalities and how the interactions between these different scales influence local outcomes; (2) an extension to firms the kind of analysis that scholars have applied to states--that is, we must consider both the rescaling strategies pursued by states and firms, as well as the contradictions both face as a result of new and existing socio-spatial inequalities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10