Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-08-28
Roger Bolton of Williams College reviews “Geography and Economy: Three Lectures” by Allen J. Scott,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Three lectures, which formed the basis of the Clarendon Lectures in Geography and Environmental Studies presented at Oxford University in May 2005, explore several theoretical and practical questions found at the juncture where geography and economy meet. Discusses the division of labor and the ways in which it intertwines with locational outcomes at every scale of analysis; the creative field as a grid of spatial relationships that functions as a powerful stimulus of entrepreneurship and innovation; and the regional bases of economic take-off and development. Scott is Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. Index.”