Economic Geography

by Neil Coe (University of Manchester, UK ); Philip Kelly (University of York, UK ); Henry W. C. Yeung (National University of Singapore)

• ISBN13: 9781405132152
• ISBN10: 1405132159
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-07-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Economic Geography is a comprehensive introduction to this growing field, providing students with a vibrant and distinctive geographical insight into the economy. It identifies patterns of economic activity across space, explores the role of economic scale, and sets out both contemporary approaches and classical theories. Each chapter investigates a single topic using a clearly defined economic-geographical perspective.Topics addressed include everything from uneven development, commodity chains, technology, and agglomeration, to the commodification of nature, states, transnational corporations, labour, consumption, economic cultures, gender, and ethnic economies. The text engages students with case studies from a variety of sectors around the world, and features sample essay questions, and an annotated list of further reading.

Author Biography

Neil M. Coe is Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography at the University of Manchester.

Philip F. Kelly is Associate Professor of Geography at York University, Canada.

Henry W.C. Yeung is Professor of Economic Geography at the National University of Singapore.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. xi
List of Tables	p. xiv
List of Boxes	p. xvi
Preface	p. xviii
Acknowledgements	p. xxiv
Conceptual Foundations	p. 1
A Geographical Approach to the Economy	p. 3
Economic Discourse: Does 'the Economy' Really Exist?	p. 31
Dynamics of Economic Space	p. 57
Uneven Development: Why Is Economic Growth and Development So Uneven?	p. 59
Commodity Chains: Where Does Your Breakfast Come From?	p. 87
Technology and Agglomeration: Does Technology Eradicate Distance?	p. 119
Environment/Economy: Can Nature Be a Commodity?	p. 153
Actors in Economic Space	p. 185
The State: Who Controls the Economy: Firms or Governments?	p. 187
The Transnational Corporation: How Does the Global Firm Keep It All Together?	p. 223
Labour Power: Can Workers Shape Economic Geographies?	p. 254
Consumption: Is the Customer Always Right?	p. 284
Socializing Economic Life	p. 319
Culture and the Firm: Do Countries and Companies Have Economic Cultures?	p. 321
Gendered Economic Geographies: Does Gender Shape Economic Lives?	p. 348
Ethnic Economies: Do Cultures Have Economies?	p. 377
Index	p. 406
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