Introduction to economic geography : globalization, uneven development and place /
Danny MacKinnon and Andrew Cumbers.
- Harlow : Prentice Hall, 2007.
- xxi, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introducing economic geography -- From commercial geography to the 'cultural turn'? : approaches to economic geography -- Shaping the capitalist economy : key actors and processes -- Spaces of production and construction -- The uneven geographies of globalization -- The state and the economy -- The changing geographies of the multinational corporation -- Geographies of the new service economy -- The transformation of work and employment -- Towards a knowledge-based economy : innovation, learning and clusters -- Geographies of development -- Tourism, culture and economic development -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Today's rapidly flowing global economy means the geographical economic perspective has never been more important. This book guides students through the core issues & debates of this area, whilst simulteanously exploring the range of approaches currently invigorating the wider discipline.