The contradictions of uneven development for states and firms: Capital and state rescaling in peripheral regions

Recent studies suggest that processes of capital and state rescaling are generating new socio-spatial inequalities within nation-states. I explore rescaling in the understudied context of a peripheral region through the case of a global apparel merchant, Lands’ End, and its decision to relocate its...

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Published in:Journal of rural studies 2008-07, Vol.24 (3), p.291-303
Main Author: Quark, Amy Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital and state rescaling
Center and Periphery
Centre-periphery relations
Contradictory processes
decision making
distribution (economics)
Economic Development
Economic sociology
farm ownership
farm typology
farms
Inequality
Lands' End
multifunctional agricultural
Periphery
Regional economics
relocation
Retailing
Rural
Rural Areas
system memory
temporal variation
U.S.A
Uneven development
Wisconsin
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Summary:Recent studies suggest that processes of capital and state rescaling are generating new socio-spatial inequalities within nation-states. I explore rescaling in the understudied context of a peripheral region through the case of a global apparel merchant, Lands’ End, and its decision to relocate its call and distribution centers to Dodgeville, Wisconsin. I argue that an empirical exploration of rescaling in peripheral regions demonstrates the need for two revisions to this literature: (1) an extension of the rescaling literature to capture the multi-scalar construction of socio-spatial inequalities and how the interactions between these different scales influence local outcomes; (2) an extension to firms the kind of analysis that scholars have applied to states—that is, we must consider both the rescaling strategies pursued by states and firms, as well as the contradictions both face as a result of new and existing socio-spatial inequalities.
ISSN:0743-0167
1873-1392
DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.11.002