This book offers a comprehensive study of regional industrialization in
Europe and Asia from the early nineteenth century to the present. Using
case studies on regional industrialization, the book provides insights
into similarities and differences in industrialization processes between
European, Eurasian and Asian countries. Important factors include the
transition from traditional to modern industrial production, industrial
policy, agglomeration forces, market integration, and the determinants
of industrial location over time. The book is an invaluable reference
that attempts to bridge the fields of economic history, political
history, economic geography, and economics while contributing to the
debates on economic divergence between Europe and Asia as well as on the
role of economic integration and globalization.