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The Thunen Society, North American Division
Nystuen, John D.
2002-06-21
Citation:Nystuen, John D. "The Thunen Society, North American Division." Solstice: An Electronic Journal of Geography and Mathematics, Volume XIII, Number 1. Ann Arbor: Institute of Mathematical Geography, 2002. Persistent URL (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/60286
Abstract: The Thünen Society, North American Division is an American organization interested in fostering the memory
and current applications of the works and spirit of Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783-1850), a 19th Century
German landowner, farmer and intellectual. Thünen's seminal ideas on agricultural location theory, the economic
notion of the marginal rate of return, social welfare and the value of individual freedom of choice in matters
economic and political have influenced generations of regional economists and geographers worldwide. His ideas
are still current today and can be used as a guide in understanding the future.