1. AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CH. 27n 24o CLASS NOTES
DEINDUSTRILIZATION
AND THE
RISE OF THE
SERVICE SECTOR

2. 20th Century Industrialized CORE…
Expansion of the Service Sector…
(Tertiary level)
Remember…GLOBALIZATION???
World web of production, consumption, & exchange that makes up the economy

4. FORDIST – System of Org. Industrial
FORDIST – System of Org. Industrial Production / Labor using assembly line and standardization of parts

7. Challenge to Fordist
By 1970s became difficult for USA Industry Core to maintain competitive advantage
WHY???
Rise in oil $
Rise in labor activism / $
(agglomeration > deglomeration)
Decline in transport $s
Decline in communication $s

8. World Cities –
Centers of strategic control of the world’s economy
New York, London, Tokyo = Investing
Zurich = Banking

9. Econ. Readjustment Foreign Direct Investment –
investment in the economies of LDCs by transnational corporations based in MDCs
Ex) Brazil, China and Mexico were the LDCs that received most of the investment.
not all LDC’s receive this… why?

10. Map of Mexico's maquiladora plants

13. Footloose Industry –
Company with no allegiance / ties to a location, thus can move its location
Products lightweight & valuable

14. Post-Industrial Readjust
Past Econ. Relations: Industrial core & exploited periphery
New International Division of Labor – new relationships between C & P
Complex global economy
New regions are industrial players (4 Tigers)
CORE = less Secondary, more Tertiary
MULTINATIONAL CORPS.

15. Technopole & High-Technology Corridor
areas devoted to research, development, and sale of high technology products
networking and synergistic advantages of concentrating in these areas (with good universities and infrastructure) facilitate modern technological innovation
Why Silicone Valley?
Located Near Stanford!

16. Other technopoles around the world

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18. Time–Space Convergence –
Greatly accelerated movement of goods, info., & ideas as a result of technology
Ex)
Time–Space Compression –
relates to the social & psychological effects of living in a world of high T-S C
1920 London to Halifax by ship = 336 h
1958 London to Halifax by jet = 7 h
Time saved: 336h – 7h = 329h
On average you have saved 8.66 h/y for the 38 years it took to advance
Compression- If stock market collapse in Japan, U.S. stocks will immediately fall because of fears

19. Bid Rent Theory
Explains why price and demand for real estate changes as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases.

20. And beyond… Human development Index (UN) Developed by the UN
Takes GDP into account…
But ALSO includes life expectancy (health) NS adult literacy rates (education)

21. Basic sector: activities and services that generate export and income for a city (e.g., manufacturing…).
Nonbasic sector: work responsible for the functioning of the city itself (e.g., services, government, street cleaning, …).
Multiplier effect (1:2 (or 1:3) for most large cities) for every worker in the basic sector, there are typically 2-3 workers in the nonbasic sector for most modern cities.

22. Ancillary Activities
economic activities that surround and support large-scale industries
Ex) Shipping, food service (cafeteria in restaurant), human resources department

23. Cottage Industries
a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home;
handmade products NOT factory made

24. Economic Backwash vs. Backwater
Economic Backwash- when one region’s economic gain translates into another region’s economic loss.
Rustbelt suffered when auto industry moved to other countries
Economic Backwater- regions that fail to gain from national economic development
Ex) the Appalachian mountain region has remained economically weak regardless of growth in rest of U.S