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True or false: Keynesianism proposes that the private sector is the only force to end economic downturns through monetary and fiscal policies.
True or false: Keynesianism proposes that the private sector is the only force to end economic downturns through monetary and fiscal policies.
False (B)
True or false: David Harvey's Rebel Cities provides a capitalist critique of Marxism and highlights the spatiality of injustice ignored by neoclassical economics.
True or false: David Harvey's Rebel Cities provides a capitalist critique of Marxism and highlights the spatiality of injustice ignored by neoclassical economics.
False (B)
True or false: Location theory addresses questions of what economic activities are located where and why, but generally assumes that agents act in the interest of the government.
True or false: Location theory addresses questions of what economic activities are located where and why, but generally assumes that agents act in the interest of the government.
False (B)
True or false: The importance of spatial analysis lies in the fact that location preferences of individuals, firms, and industries remain static over time.
True or false: The importance of spatial analysis lies in the fact that location preferences of individuals, firms, and industries remain static over time.
True or false: Basic land use theories include Von Thunen's Highest and Best Use, Weber's Industrial Location, Christaller and Losch's Central Place Theory, Hoover's The Role of Institutional Factors, Isard's A Format for Decision Making, and William Alonso's Bid Rent Theory.
True or false: Basic land use theories include Von Thunen's Highest and Best Use, Weber's Industrial Location, Christaller and Losch's Central Place Theory, Hoover's The Role of Institutional Factors, Isard's A Format for Decision Making, and William Alonso's Bid Rent Theory.
True or false: Von Thunen's theory of agricultural location considers productivity and access to market as factors influencing land value.
True or false: Von Thunen's theory of agricultural location considers productivity and access to market as factors influencing land value.
True or false: Christaller and Losch's Central Place Theory explains the spatial arrangement, size, and number of settlements, but does not consider the concept of threshold and range.
True or false: Christaller and Losch's Central Place Theory explains the spatial arrangement, size, and number of settlements, but does not consider the concept of threshold and range.
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Study Notes
- Keynesianism suggests that the government is the only force to end economic downturns through monetary and fiscal policies.
- David Harvey's Rebel Cities offers a Marxist critique of capitalism and highlights the spatiality of injustice ignored by neoclassical economics.
- Location theory addresses questions of what economic activities are located where and why, and generally assumes that agents act in their own self-interest.
- The importance of spatial analysis lies in the fact that location preferences of individuals, firms, and industries change.
- Basic land use theories include Von Thunen's Highest and Best Use, Weber's Industrial Location, Christaller and Losch's Central Place Theory, Hoover's The Role of Institutional Factors, Isard's A Format for Decision Making, and William Alonso's Bid Rent Theory.
- Von Thunen's theory of agricultural location considers productivity and access to market as factors influencing land value.
- Weber's theory of industrial location focuses on minimizing costs related to transport, labor, and agglomeration economies.
- Christaller and Losch's Central Place Theory explains the spatial arrangement, size, and number of settlements, and the concept of threshold and range.
- Hoover's analysis incorporates institutional factors into urban and regional analysis, including political boundaries and cultural and psychological characteristics.
- Isard's A Format for Decision Making provides a framework for decision-making in location theory.
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