1. Weber and Industrial
Location Theory
Industrial Activity and
Geographic Location

2. 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

3. 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