The World Economy Geography, Business, Development
ISBN: 9780321722508 | 0321722507
Edition: 6thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/24/2011
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This comprehensive text explores contemporary geographic topics and perspectives relating To The world economy. The authors provide a strong theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the global economy in an era of shifting borders, restructuring economies, and regional realignments. Economic theory is combined with geography to address critical problems of growth, distribution, and development, along with their impact on international business. Recent geopolitical changes are vividly portrayed in a series of superb full-color maps... MORE
1. Economic Geography: An Introduction
2. The Historical Development of Capitalism
3. Population
4. Resources and Environment
5. Theoretical Considerations
6. Agriculture
7. Manufacturing
8. Services
9. Transportation and Communications
10. Cities and Urban Economies
11. Consumption
12. International Trade and Investment
13. International Trade Patterns
14. Development and Underdevelopment in the Developing World
2. The Historical Development of Capitalism
3. Population
4. Resources and Environment
5. Theoretical Considerations
6. Agriculture
7. Manufacturing
8. Services
9. Transportation and Communications
10. Cities and Urban Economies
11. Consumption
12. International Trade and Investment
13. International Trade Patterns
14. Development and Underdevelopment in the Developing World
Dr. Frederick P. Stutz is Emeritus Professor of Geography at San Diego State University. He received his Ph.D. at Michigan State University, his M.A. at Northwestern University, and B.A. at Valparaiso University. His research interests include Urban Traveler Behavior, GIS Disaster Evacuation of City Traffic, and U.S.-Mexican Border Area Travel Needs Assessment. He is currently working on a project involving Energy and Travel Sustainability—Space-Time Utility Measures for Urban Travel Purposes.
Barney Warf is Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1985. His current areas of research are political economy, social theory, producer services, financial markets, telecommunications, the geography of cyberspace, military spending, and international trade. He has authored or edited 5 books, 2 encyclopedias, and 100 journal articles.
Barney Warf is Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1985. His current areas of research are political economy, social theory, producer services, financial markets, telecommunications, the geography of cyberspace, military spending, and international trade. He has authored or edited 5 books, 2 encyclopedias, and 100 journal articles.
