Weber and Industrial Location

TheoryIndustrial Activity and Geographic Location

Factors of Industrial Location (2)

–Labor• a large, low-wage trainable

labor force will attract manufacturers

• Japan’s postwar success based on skills and low wages of workforce, low quality high quantity initially

Factors of Industrial Location (2)

–Labor• China emerged with large labor

force in 80’s

• Taiwan and South Korea emerged to challenge Japan in mid ‘90’s due to cheaper labor

• Four Tigers today