Abstract
THE theory of the regional economic base has been bobbing around in the literature, implicitly and explicitly, for some time.1 Its latest appearance comes as an explanatory factor in regional economic growth. In his recent article Douglass C. North has suggested that the theory of regional development which sees the region as passing through various stages-primary, secondary, and tertiary-is not adequate.2 As a substitute, North maintains that a region's growth "is closely tied to the success of its exports and may take place either as a result of the improved position of existing exports relative to competing areas or as a result of the development of new exports."3 He further points out that it is necessary to look into location theory to explain changes in the export base. The point involved is that the concept of the export base in regional analysis is called on as the major autonomous variable determining the level of regional income. The concept of the economic base has been developed largely in the works of city planners and other researchers interested in urban problems.4 As such -and this is neither slur nor praise-no attempt has been made to relate this concept to the general theory of income determination as used in
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