目次

1. Agglomeration and economic theory; Part I. Fundamentals of Spatial Economics: 2. The breakdown of the price system in a spatial economy; 3. The von Thunen model and land rent formation; 4. Increasing returns vs. transportation costs: the fundamental tradeoff of spatial economics; 5. Cities and the public sector; Part II. The Structure of Metropolitan Areas: 6. The spatial structure of cities under communication externalities; 7. The formation of urban centers under imperfect competition; Part III. Factor Mobility and Industrial Location: 8. Industrial agglomeration under monopolistic competition; 9. Market size and industrial clusters; Part IV. Urban Systems, Regional Growth, and the Multinationalization of Firms: 10. Back to von Thunen: the formation of cities in a spatial economy; 11. Globalization, growth, and the geography of the supply chain.