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Book SynopsisThe spatial dimension of international trade theory has been neglected during most of its history. Trade barriers such as tariffs have been deemed more important. However, in an increasingly integrated world economy seeking to abolish tariffs, spatial considerations have gained in stature. On the way to fostering a spatial trade theory this book supplies a comprehensive analysis of all the different impacts of the inclusion of space and transport costs, covering orthodox trade theory, new trade theories, and economic geography.
Karl Steininger also expands spatial analysis to cover spatial preferences and spatial discounting and catalogues the result of spatial production structure and environmental quality in a global economy. Finally, an empirical account is given of the trade and macro-implications of full cost pricing in transport.
Trade Review'This is a very nice, timely and unique book on an important and neglected topic, namely the relationship between trade and transport in economic theory.' -- Jeroen van den Bergh, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Modelling of Transport in International Trade Theory 3. Transport in Traditional Trade Theory 4. Transport in New Trade Theories 5. Transport in Economic Geography 6. Foreign Trade and Spatial Preferences 7. Foreign Trade and Transport Cost Internationalization 8. Conclusions References Index
