Economic geography: a contemporary introduction

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"This book offers information and resources for users, including several new and enhanced chapters and images. It explores the ways in which economic relationships across space are established and maintained and the blurred line between economic processes and the social and cultural contexts in which they are embedded. The authors look at the role of social interaction in forming economic clusters, the role of gender and ethnicity in shaping economic processes, and finally the ways in which con…

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Full title :Economic geography : a contemporary introduction / Neil M. Coe, Philip F. Kelly, Henry W.C. Yeung.

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Publication Date:©2013.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

Description:xxviii, 541 pages : : illustrations, maps (some color) ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780470943380, 0470943386
oclc:ocn801681453
LC Classification:HF1025
Dewey Decimal:330.9

Part one. Conceptual foundations. Thinking geographically ; The economy: what does it mean? ; Capitalism in motion: why is economic growth so uneven? Part two. Making the (spatial) economy. The state: who runs the economy? ; Environment/economy: can nature be a commodity? ; Labour power: can workers shape economic geographies? ; Making money: why has finance become so powerful? Part three. Organizing economic space. Commodity chains: where does your breakfast come from? ; Technological change: is the world getting smaller? ; The transnational corporation: how does the global firm keep it all together? ; Spaces of sale: how and where do we shop? Part four. People, identities, and economic life. Clusters: why do proximity and place matter? ; Gendered economies: does gender shape economic lives? ; Ethnic economies: do cultures have economies? ; Consumption: you are what you buy? Part five. Conclusion. Economic Geography: Intellectual Journeys and Future Horizons.