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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
Diffusion to Mainland Europe
In the early 1800s, as the innovations of Britain's Industrial Revolution diffused into mainland Europe -
Fordist Production
The manufacuring boom of the twentieth century can be traced in oart to early innovations in the production process. -
The Global Division of Labor
Tracing the production of televisions throughout the world over time helps us see how the global division of labor currently works -
Diffusion beyond Europe
Western Europe's early industrialization gave it a hge economic head start and put the regionat the cener of a developing world economy in nineteenth century -
Geographical Dimensions of the Service Economy
The areas of industries were the only sites for deindustrialization, and at the global scale the wealthier industrial regions were the most successful by establishing a postindustrial service economy -
Flexible Production and Product Life Cycle
Fordist production was based on both mass production and mass consumption. -
Major Influence on the Conemporary Geography of Manufacturing
As iPod example illustrates, multinational corporations frequently subcontracts many of the steps in the production and retailing process to outside companies or subsidiaries, including the extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. -
Place Vulnerabilities ia an Service Economy
every type of economy carries with it potential vulnerabilities. -
High Technology Cluster
A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field. Clusters are considered to increase the productivity with which companies can compete, nationally and globally. -
Made in America or Designed in America?
In 2011, ABC World News Feautured a segment called "Made in America," where journalists knocked on doors and challenged homeowners to look at every item in their home for the "made in" sticker -
The Global Division of Labor
Tracing the production of televisions throughout the world over time helps us see how the global division of labor currently works -
New Center of Industrial Activity
a new center for brain activity. -
Tourism Services
Tourism Australia estimates that in the year 2016 Australia will have more 8.9 million short term international visitors to its shores. -
The wider world
other newly industrializing countries have become increasingly significant global nodes of production.
