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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 The Effect of Regulation on a Dominant Firm to Protect Fringe Firms in a Local Market -- 1.1 Introduction: Competition Between Dominant Firm and Fringe Firms -- 1.2 A Model Analysis of a Partially Monopolized Market -- 1.3 A Model Analysis of Competition Between Large-Scale Stores and Ordinary Small Stores -- 1.4 Implications -- References -- 2 Corporate Taxation and Regional Economic Development in Japan: A Panel Analysis of Prefectural-Level Data -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Literature Review -- 2.3 Methodology -- 2.3.1 Model -- 2.3.2 Variable Selection -- 2.4 Data -- 2.5 Estimation Results -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Economies of Scale and Cumulative Causation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Foundations -- 3.3 Empirical Application -- 3.3.1 Estimation Methods and Data Description -- 3.3.2 Empirical Results -- 3.4 Concluding Points -- References -- 4 Firms' Human Resource Management for Local Economy and Wellbeing -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Location Model -- 4.3 Hypothetical Analysis -- 4.4 Application -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Influence of Co-Agglomeration of Producer Services and Manufacturing on Urban Total Factor Productivity in China -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Calculation of Indicators -- 5.2.1 Calculation of Total Factor Productivity -- 5.2.2 Calculation of Industrial Co-Agglomeration Index -- 5.3 Model -- 5.3.1 Data and Variables -- 5.3.2 Estimation Method -- 5.4 Empirical Analysis and Results -- 5.4.1 Influence of Industrial Co-Agglomeration on Urban TFP -- 5.4.2 Mediation Effect -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 The Green Industry of Northern Sweden-Will the Boom also Build Growth? -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The New "Green Industry" in Northern Sweden -- 6.3 The Birth and Parting of Industry in Northern Sweden.

This book explains the roles of the industrial location in vitalizing regional economies in various economic environments created due to the progress of globalization. Here, this book elucidates the impact of industrial location and locational factors on regional economies. It clarifies the effects on industrial location of regulations and corporate tax. And the book explains the regional economic influence of the employment and agglomeration that are factors influencing the location. It also focuses on some countries and examines the relationships between the industrial location and the vitalization of regional economy in each country. This analysis covers the automotive and high-tech industries in the northeastern region of China, the impact of urban systems on regional development in the Philippines, and firms in revitalization in the northern region of Sweden. And it reveals achievements and challenges in each region. Finally, the book clarifies that the level of achievement in regional development is related to the educational environment. It also suggests that the industrial composition of a region is influenced by the level of regional cooperation with other regions. The analyses in the book show that a region must select the industries that match its newly emerged regional characteristics for vitalization.

The start of ceramic industry is an important stage in mass production and is closely related to social complexity and social exchanges including the immigration of specialists. The introduction of high-temperature operations and varying firing regimes is a technological breakthrough in ceramic production. This book discusses the introduction and the background of kilns and advanced technology in the wider area of East Asia, covering the early appearances of the typical East Asian kiln technology in China, and its distribution to the Russian Far East, the Korean peninsula, and the central Japanese archipelago. Using both scientific and archaeological analysis, this book tries to help better understand the introduction factors of kilns, management of kilns by each regime, and the development of technology. An extensive glossary at the end of the book orientates readers not familiar with research in East Asia or languages referenced in this book.