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Social theory, economic geography, space and place: reflections on the work of Ray Hudson

Perrons, Diane (2017) Social theory, economic geography, space and place: reflections on the work of Ray Hudson. European Urban and Regional Studies, 24 (2). pp. 133-137. ISSN 0969-7764

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Identification Number: 10.1177/0969776416689221

Abstract

Economic geography, at its best, deploys economic and social theory to make sense of the economic, political and social transformation of regions and their impact on people’s lives and opportunities. Nowhere is this approach more evident than in the work of Ray Hudson, who has consistently focused on analysing the processes of combined and uneven development to explain the broad changes in the capitalist economy together with middle-level theories to account for the complexity of regional development in practice. In so doing he has created a powerful Geographical Political Economy that provides a deep understanding of the last four decades of economic restructuring and industrial transformation of the North-East Region of England and its impact on the lives of people living there. This article reflects on this aspect of Ray Hudson’s work in the context of his broader contributions to the academy.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal/european-...
Additional Information: © 2017 The Author
Divisions: Gender Studies
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2017 16:39
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2024 14:51
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69672

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