Local linkage, external economies and the ironfoundry industry of the West Midlands and East Lancashire Conurbations

Taylor M. J. (1973) Local linkage, external economies and the ironfoundry industry of the West Midlands and East Lancashire Conurbations, Reg. Studies 7, 387-400. The paper attempts to measure the impact of local external economies on the material linkages of ironfoundries in the West Midlands and E...

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Published in:Regional studies Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 387 - 400
Main Author: Taylor, M.J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.1973
Subjects:
East Lancashire
Economies extérieures
Eisengießerei
Est du Lancashire
External economies
Externe Wirtschaftszweige
Industrial linkage
Industrie métallurgique
Industrieverbindungen
Interaction model
Interaktionsmodell
Ironfoundry industry
Midlands de l'Quest
Modèle d'interaction
Ost-Lancashire
Reliement industriel
West Midlands
Westliches Mittelland
Внешные хозяйства
Восточный Ланкашир
Западная Мидландия
Модель взаимодеиствия
Промышленные сцепления
Чугунолитейная промышленность
ISSN:0034-3404, 1360-0591
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Summary:Taylor M. J. (1973) Local linkage, external economies and the ironfoundry industry of the West Midlands and East Lancashire Conurbations, Reg. Studies 7, 387-400. The paper attempts to measure the impact of local external economies on the material linkages of ironfoundries in the West Midlands and East Lancashire conurbations. To facilitate measurement of this impact a simple interaction model is employed to generate hypothetical linkage patterns with which observed linkage patterns are compared. The results of such comparisons suggest that the impact of local external economies is most marked in relation to ironfoundry sales rather than ironfoundry purchases, and that this impact is greater in East Lancashire than the West Midlands. Viewed in the light of post war changes in the output of different types of iron casting and ironfoundry birth and death rates, these results suggest that the local external economies available to ironfounders are of a behavioural rather than a monetary nature.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/09595237300185411