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    Introduction to economic geography : globalization, uneven development and place / Danny MacKinnon and Andrew Cumbers.

    By: MacKinnon, DannyContributor(s): Cumbers, AndrewMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Harlow : Prentice Hall, 2007Description: xxi, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9780131293168 (pbk.); 0131293168 (pbk.)Subject(s): Economic geographyDDC classification: 330.9 LOC classification: HF1027 | .M33 2007Online resources: Table of contents
    Contents:
    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.
    Summary: 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.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    1. Introducing economic geography -- 2. From commercial geography to the 'cultural turn'? : approaches to economic geography -- 3. Shaping the capitalist economy : key actors and processes -- 4. Spaces of production and construction -- 5. The uneven geographies of globalization -- 6. The state and the economy -- 7. The changing geographies of the multinational corporation -- 8. Geographies of the new service economy -- 9. The transformation of work and employment -- 10. Towards a knowledge-based economy : innovation, learning and clusters -- 11. Geographies of development -- 12. Tourism, culture and economic development -- 13. Conclusion.

    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.

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