Economic geography: a contemporary introduction / Neil M. Coe, Philip F. Kelly, Henry W.C. Yeung.
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TextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxviii, 541 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN: 9780470943380 (pbk.)Subject(s): Economic geography | Economic development | SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / GeographyDDC classification: 330.9 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | 330.9 COE/E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 46289 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 1. Thinking geographically 2. The economy: what does it mean? 3. Capitalism in motion: why is economic growth so uneven? PART TWO: MAKING THE (SPATIAL) ECONOMY 4. The state: who runs the economy? 5. Environment/economy: can nature be a commodity? 6. Labour power: can workers shape economic geographies? 7. Making money: why has finance become so powerful? PART THREE: ORGANIZING ECONOMIC SPACE 8. Commodity chains: where does your breakfast come from? 9. Technological change: is the world getting smaller? 10. The transnational corporation: how does the global firm keep it all together? 11. Spaces of sale: how and where do we shop? PART FOUR: PEOPLE, IDENTITIES, AND ECONOMIC LIFE 12. Clusters: why do proximity and place matter? 13. Gendered economies: does gender shape economic lives? 14. Ethnic economies: do cultures have economies? 15. Consumption: you are what you buy? PART FIVE
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