1st Edition

An Industrial Geography of the Netherlands

By Egbert Wever, Marc Smidt Copyright 1990
    236 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book, originally published in 1990, provides a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the Dutch economy since the war, discussing the changes which have been brought about by the restructuring of the economic base. The book employs case studies to analyse in particular the impact of regional policy, the position of the country in the international industrial network and the impact of large industrial concerns, foreign and domestic, on the Dutch economy.

    1. Introduction 2. The Industrialization Process in Perspective 3. The International Perspective of Dutch Industry 4. Regional Industrial Patterns and Trends 5. Industrlization, Policy and the Region 6. Economic Revitalization and the Region 7. Corporate Internationalization: The Position of The Netherlands 8. Large Manufacturing Corporations in The Netherlands 9. Regional Development Potential.

    Biography

    Wever, Egbert; Smidt, Marc