Annals of the Association of Economic Geographers

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages Cover1-
Published: September 30, 2001
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages Cover2-
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages App1-
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Introduction of Power Looms Viewed As Investments : A Case Study of the Habutae Silk Textile Industry (1905-1914)

Toshihiko KOGITA

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 155-177
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This paper intends to demonstrate the following two facts ; one was that there were three phases about the introduction of power looms in the habutae silk textile industry : in the first phase (1905-1909) the Saigai and Hirata model looms spread over from Tsuruoka town to other manufacturing area ; in the second (1909-1911) the Ohashi model looms mushroomed in Kawamata town, and the Tsuda model looms rapidly spread from Kanazawa city to Fukui Prefecture ; in the last (1911-1914) more and more looms were introduced in Fukui and Ishikawa Prefectures, and less and less looms in Kawamata and Tsuruoka towns. The other fact was that in each phase the introduction could be explained in the light of investments on some fabric, which was because the Saigai, Hirata, and Ohashi model looms were suitable for producing the middle-weight and the light-weight habutae, and the Tsuda looms for producing the heavy-weight. This paper, therefore, tried to explain those three phases by the tide of market prices by fabric, but this view demanded the following two additional factors be included : the perception of the local electricity market by the power company, and the competitive power of an original brand. Fukui's heavy-weight, Ishikawa's middle-weight, and Kawamata's light-weight were the three major brands of habutae in those days. Those factors were needed when it was explained why the number of looms increased rapidly in some manufacturing areas, and the number stood still or retrogressed in other areas.

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Urban Growth or Decline Due to Local Specialization and Urban Diversity

Yoshihiro KAMEYAMA

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 178-195
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20592/jaeg.47.3_178

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To understand modern cities, we have to focus on agglomeration economies that cause increasing returns to scale in spatial economies. The literature on endogenous growth theory argues that dynamic externalities have broader implications concerning urban industrial development over time. This viewpoint is due to the premise that knowledge spillovers exist in the city. The effect of knowledge spillovers is based on the theory of MAR (Marshall-Arrow-Romer), MAR-Porter and Jacobs. The studies of dynamic externalities examine these theories together. In this paper, we analyze the effects of initial conditions of industrial environment on urban growth or decline by using an extension of the base-multiplier method. We use data from 49 industries in 1972 and 1996 to test for the relationship between the initial state of concentration for industrial employment and population growth rate of 80 SMEAs. Firstly, the estimation results testing for local specialization, local monopoly and local competition show that the initial state of concentration for industrial employment has an effect on the growth rate of 80 SMEAs. Secondly, a comparative analysis between Japanese and American cities is presented using the Hirschman-Herfindahl index (HHI) to measure urban diversity. The results of correlation analysis between the HHI and population size show that 80 Japanese SMEAs have approximately equal levels of urban diversity and do not clearly indicate a hierachical nature with respect to population size and/or urban diversity. In concluding, we note that Japanese urban growth or decline has been influenced more by MAR externalities rather than by Jacobs externalities.

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The Spatial Characteristics and Strategies of Japanese-affiliated Companies in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Atsushi TAIRA

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 196-214
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20592/jaeg.47.3_196

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This study aims to explore spatial patterns and sttributes of Japanese-affiliated companies in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and explain their strategies. Although Japan's direct investment in South Korea began to increase in the late 1960s, the majority of Japanese-affiliated companies in South Korea were established after 1985 in a period of high yen appreciation. In 1999, most Japanese-affiliated companies in South Korea were located in the Seoul Metroporitan Area and 72 percent of them were in the city of Seoul. In the city of Seoul, the south side of Han River (especially in kangnam and Seocho Wards) has been emerging as a new center of Japanese direct investment. While the manufacturing sector is located both in the city of Seoul and in the suburbs (mainly the southern suburbs), the service sector, which has seen an increase in the number of firms beginning in the 1990s, is concentrated in the city of Seoul. The main factors for locating firms in the Seoul Metropolitan Area are the existence of supply and customer companies, and the expansion of the market. Supply and customer companies increasingly tend to be local companies. On the other hand, localization of the top managers is on hold in the menufacturing sector and is regressing in the service sector, partly due to the increase of 100 parcent equity holdings of Japanese-affiliated companies by Japanese host companies. The late 1990s saw that while the number of employees was declining in the whole manufacturing sector, it was rising in the whole service sector. The majority of employees of Japanese-affiliated companies have been filled by the locals. External controls tend to be much weaker in Japanese-affiliated Joint-ventures than in those which are 100-percent owned by the Japanese host company. To conclude, Japanese-affiliated companies in the Seoul Metropolitan Area have been adopting selective localization strategies, while paying attention to the spatial changes among local Korean companies.

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 215-218
Published: September 30, 2001
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 219-
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Article type: Article
2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 219-220
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 220-221
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 221-
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 221-222
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 222-
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 223-
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Article type: Article
2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 223-
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20592/jaeg.47.3_223_2

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 224-
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Article type: Appendix
2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 224-
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Article type: Appendix
2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 225-232
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Article type: Appendix
2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages App2-
Published: September 30, 2001
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages Cover3-
Published: September 30, 2001
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2001 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages Cover4-
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