{"product_id":"the-digital-economy-business-organization-production-processes-and-regional-developments-9780415396950","title":"The Digital Economy Business Organization","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an up-to-date account of the technologies, organizations and dynamics which constitute the digital economy, and assesses the impacts they have on regions and communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...this is a fine read for anyone teaching or doing research in communications or the geography of services. It would make an excellent supplement to undergraduate textbooks that typically pay woefully inadequate attention to an issue that is one of the defining facets of our era.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eAnnals of the Association of American Geographers\u003c\/em\u003e, January 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Digital Economy\u003c\/em\u003e is a well-written book on a topic currently of interest to geographers and those who are interested in the interconnections of science, technology, and society.\" -- \u003cem\u003eEconomic Geography, Vol. 86, No. 1,\u003c\/em\u003e January 2010\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book serves as a useful primer on IT and geography. It carefully balances review of theories and empirical work from existing literature with examples and case studies...Malecki and Moriset have largely succeeded in synthesizing a large and diverse literature in a concise, well-written text. Readers who wish to learn more about IT and regional development will find time reading this book well spent.\" -- \u003cem\u003eJournal of Regional Science\u003c\/em\u003e, VOL. 50, NO. 3, 2010\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Digital Economy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eis awell-written,well-researched, and compelling look at the ways in which information technologies are reshaping economic space. Much effort has been spent by governments, academics, and development practitioners in trying to understand the role that technologies play in regional development, and this book offers a comprehensive insight into the key debates.The book is excellently referenced and draws on empirical and theoretical research from a range of fields without falling into the trap of excessive use of techno-jargon. Many of the chapters are well grounded in theory, but the book generally avoids abstract discussions by frequently interweaving rich and highly illustrative examples into the text.\" -\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMark Graham, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: The Digital Economy and the Splintering of Economic Space 2. Information Technologies and the \"New Economy\" Debate 3. Where Local Meets Global: The Rise of the Digital Network 4. Digital Production and Business Organizations 5. The Multiscale Geographies of Electronic Commerce and Electronic Finance 6. Splintering the Economic Space: The Offshoring of Corporate Services 7.Telework \/ Telecommuting: Time and Space Flexibilities in Work and Business Organization 8. The Paradox of a \"Double-Edged Geography\": Local Ecosystems of the Digital Economy 9. Peripheral Regions and the \"Digital Divide\" Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018141663575,"sku":"9780415396950","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415396950.jpg?v=1750775769","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-digital-economy-business-organization-production-processes-and-regional-developments-9780415396950","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}