The “center-periphery” model , or “ core-periphery model ”, is in economic geography a model of the interaction of central and peripheral regions in the process of their development. In a classic form, developed by John Friedmann in 1966 in the book “Regional Development Policy: the Venezuelan Experience” [1] .
In this model, a small center across the territory, combining the most advanced technological and social achievements, is opposed to a huge periphery - a combination of remote and underdeveloped territories with slow modernization, which serves as a source of resources and a consumer of innovation [2] . Semi-peripheral regions that occupy an intermediate position are also distinguished — those formerly central with an aging technological base, or peripheral regions close to the center that interact more effectively with the center. It should be noted that the “center-periphery” model is applied at various levels: global, regional, local.
The process of spatial distribution of new achievements is called “diffusion of innovations” and is an important component of the model. So, it is obvious that some technology , originating in one area, is gradually spreading through the adjacent territories further and further. Moreover, in the area of origin, innovation is becoming increasingly used and pronounced [2] .
In history and political economy, the concepts of the center and the periphery play an important role in the framework of the concept of the "World System" .
Notes
- ↑ John Friedmann. Regional Development Policy: A Case Study of Venezuela. - MIT Press, 1966. - 279 p. - ISBN 978-0262060134 .
- ↑ 1 2 Spatial patterns of economic development (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 1, 2010. Archived January 9, 2010.
Literature
- Peripherals in Culture: Materials of an international conference. Novosibirsk, 1994
Links
- Center and periphery in Russian history. V.V. Alekseev - Institute of History and Archeology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- Spatial patterns of economic development - Lecture
- World System Concept. Center and periphery. L. N. Koryakova - chapter from the "Archeology of the Early Iron Age of Eurasia", 2002