Industry and Space: A Sympathetic Critique of Radical Research
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
- Vol. 3 (1) , 3-29
- https://doi.org/10.1068/d030003
Abstract
In this paper are developed a number of criticisms of radical research on industry and space, and it is argued that many of the problems are generated by three basic types of error, These are: an inadequate treatment of the relationship between abstract theory and empirical research on concrete phenomena; an inadequate treatment of space; and distortions arising from the particular theoretical and political priorities of radical research. The substantive criticisms include the treatment of technology and product innovation, stereotypes of spatial divisions of labour, ‘deskilling’ and feminisation, the role of the nation-state in the internationalisation of capital, and the social or institutional characteristics of capital. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of some of the implications of the discussion for practice.Keywords
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