ABSTRACT
This chapter explores contemporary developments in a parallel, but related literature in economic development policy and identifies cultural themes in geography. Notions of space and place are common in the economic geography literature and have become staple concepts in the community of critical human geography. Specifically, critical human geographers have embraced H. Lefebvre's Triad to understand and explain the emerging politics in urban spaces and tension that exists between space and place. The chapter reviews the case study of Toledo Jeep to underscore the relevance of the new economic geography and conceptual utility of culture. While capital recruitment and retention politics may vary over time and across space, the appeal of Project Jeep was its initiative derived from a shared history and a sense of identity that had long been forged between the specific firm, workers, residents and the entire community.
