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Historical GIS as a Foundation for the Analysis of Regional Economic Growth

Theoretical, Methodological, and Practical Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2016

Richard G. Healey  and
Trem R. Stamp
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The argument of this article starts with three key theoretical postulates: First, regional-scale explanation differs in important respects from either aggregate macroeconomic studies of development at the national level or microeconomic and business historical studies of individual firms. Second, neoclassical economic theory is unsuitable as a basis for the analysis of regional economic dynamics, and a different framework, called adjustment theory, should be used in its place. Third, utilization of adjustment theory in the historical geographical domain leads directly to the deployment of both the concepts and methods of geographical information science as the foundation for empirical inquiry.

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Special Issue: Historical GIS: The Spatial Turn in Social Science History
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Social Science History , Volume 24 , Issue 3: Special Issue: Historical GIS: The Spatial Turn in Social Science History , fall 2000 , pp. 575 - 612
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Copyright © Social Science History Association 2000 

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