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Explain with suitable diagrams A. Lösch’s model of the Theory of Location related to Central Places. Why has this been criticized?

  • UPSC 2023
  • Models, Theories and Laws

August Lösch, an economist, published Die räumliche Ordnung der Wirtschaft in 1940 — the first attempt at a general theory of location built on demand, where Weber had built on cost and Christaller on supply of services.

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