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1. A Reconsideration of the NAS Rule from an Industrial Agglomeration Perspective.

Author

Mori, Tomoya and Smith, Tony E.

Subjects
INDUSTRIAL clusters, CITIES & towns, MANUFACTURING industries, INDUSTRIES
Abstract

The article examines the Number-Average Size (NAS) Rule's applicability to the cluster-based choice cities for industries. It reveals that for Japanese manufacturing industries between 1981 to 2001, the stability of NAS Rule continues, as well as that of the Hierarchy Principle for industries and the Rank Size for cities. The authors disclose that the stability of the NAS Rule does not say much about the actual distribution of industries across cities.

Published
2009
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