Capital flows and the liquidity of landscapes / by James A. Sheehy.

Author/creator Sheehy, James A. author.
Other author Dixon, Deborah P., degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of Geography.
Format Theses and dissertations
Production1998.
Descriptionv, 118 leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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Summary Capitalism has lead to the establishment of distinct social landscapes, which are reliant upon and adjust to fluctuating amounts of capital flows. These landscapes evolve in patchwork pattern due to the uneven development existent within capitalism. In contemporary times, capital flows have increased and quickened due to the combination of "time-space compression" (Harvey 1989) and the agents of government, technology, transportation, multinational corporations, financial institutions, and communication. The increased pace of capital allows businesses to move operations more easily, thus giving them additional economic options. Therefore, faster capital facilitates the dynamism of these landscapes, causing them to transform more expeditiously over smaller temporal scales. In order to assess the impacts of the processes delineated above this thesis will analyze capital flows and their ensuing landscapes using observation, historical analysis, visual anthropology, and quantitative data. Keywords: landscapes, connectivity, landscape value, capital, structural decline.
General noteSubmitted to the faculty of the Department of Geography.
General noteAdvisor: Deborah Dixon
Dissertation noteM.A. East Carolina University 1998
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 113-118).
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formThèses et écrits académiques.

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