An Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven Development and Place
Danny Mackinnon, University of Aberdeen
Andrew Cumbers, Department of Geography
University of Glasgow

ISBN-10: 0131293168
ISBN-13: 9780131293168

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 376 pp
Published: 05/09/2007

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Introduction to Economic Geography guides students through the core issues and debates of economic geography, whilst still exploring the wide range of approaches and paradigms that are currently enlivening the discipline. Rigorous, yet accessible, it manages to demystify a traditionally intimidating subject yet still provides the depth of knowledge needed for an undergraduate course.

Focusing on the themes of globalisation, uneven development and place, the authors convey the diversity and vitality of contemporary economic geography, balancing coverage of “traditional” areas such as regional development and labour markets with insight into new and evolving topics like neoliberalism, consumption, information and communications technologies and tourist geographies.

  • The dominant political economy approach is supported by cultural and institutional insights to offer students a variety of perspectives on each topic and a culturally sensitive introduction to economic geography
  • Research, case studies and examples drawn from a diverse range of countries provide a global context which is strengthened by a dedicated chapter on the “global South” and coverage of developed and developing countries
  • Each chapter contains a wide range of pedagogical features, including chapter maps, reflective questions andexercises, allowing students to engage with the material, test their knowledge and conceptual understanding, and reflect on their learning
  • Illustrations throughout each chapter enrich student understanding of concepts and examples

 

 

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 Consumption

5. Globalisation and Uneven Development

6. The State and the Economy

7. The Changing Geography of the Multinational Corporation

8. Geographies of the New Service Economy

9. Changing Geographies of Work and Employment

10. Towards a Knowledge-Based Economy: Innovation, Learning and Clusters

11. Geographies of Development

12. Tourism, Culture and Economic Development

Today’s rapidly flowing global economy means the geographical economic perspective has never been more important.  An Introduction to Economic Geography comprehensively guides students through the core issues and debates of this vibrant and exciting area, whilst simultaneously exploring the range of approaches and paradigms currently invigorating the wider discipline. Rigorous in approach, yet accessible in style, the authors demystify and enliven a crucial subject for study in the 21st century.

 

Underpinned by the themes of globalisation, uneven development and place, the text conveys the diversity and vitality of contemporary economic geography. It balances coverage of “traditional” areas such as regional development and labour markets with insight into new and evolving topics like neoliberalism, consumption, information and communications technologies and tourist geographies.

 

Main features

 

  • A global and balanced view is afforded through research, case studies and examples drawn from a diverse range of countries, a chapter on the “global South” and coverage throughout of both developed and developing countries
  • A political economy approach is supported by cultural and institutional insights that offer students a variety of perspectives on each topic and a culturally sensitive overview
  • In-textfeatures, including chapter maps, reflective questions andexercises, encourage the reader to engage with the material, test knowledge and understanding, and reflect. Dedicated boxes provide a range of lively and topical case studies and examples to illustrate wider points. 
  • A wide range of maps, tables and photographs illustrate and help clarify the key concepts and examples

 

An Introduction to Economic Geography is an essential textbook for undergraduate students taking courses in Economic Geography, Globalisation Studies and more broadly in Human Geography. It will also be of key interest to those in Planning, Business and Management Studies and Economics.

 

Dr Danny MacKinnon is lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen

 

Dr Andrew Cumbers is senior lecturer in the Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow

 

 

"This is an excellent and comprehensive introduction to the diverse field of economic geography. It should be essential reading for students at all levels"

Andrew Jones, Birkbeck College, University of London and member of the RGS-IBG economic geography research group committee

 

"A thoughtful, stimulating, accessible introduction to the range of approaches used by economic geographers to understand and explain the patterns and processes of contemporary globalization and uneven development"

Peter Daniels, University of Birmingham

 

"A stimulating and accessible introduction to a core area of the discipline. It conveys a clear sense of the diversity and vitality of contemporary economic geography"

Neil Wrigley, University of Southampton and Editor, Journal of Economic Geography

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