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K. H. RAU AND THE ECONOMIC LAW OF MARKET AREAS *
Author(s) -
Shieh Yeungnan
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1985.tb00068.x
Subject(s) - economics , political science , law , economy
It is well‐known that the economic law of market areas was first discovered by Launhardt (1882, 1885, 1900‐1902) in Europe and independently discovered by Fetter (1924) in the United States. This paper shows that the seeds of the law of market areas are contained in a letter of K. H. Rau to M. Quintelet published in 1841, and that Rau's name deserves to be mentioned alongside those of Launhardt, Cheysson, and Fetter, as writers who contributed substantially to the developments of the law of market areas.