{"product_id":"the-economic-geography-reader-isbn-9780471985280","title":"The Economic Geography Reader","description":"Provides students as well as lecturers with an international Reader focusing on the evolving economic geography of the advanced capitalist economies of Europe, North America, and the Pacific Rim within the framework of economic globalisation. It gives readers an easily accessible collection of some of the most important papers published in this dynamic discipline.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book spans the economic geographies of globalisation, new spaces of production and consumption, new landscapes of work and the restucturing of welfare, and includes a specially written introductory chapter, section overviews, and suggested further reading. An important statement on economic geography today, this book provides an indispensable resource for undergraduates in economic geography, regional economics and other related social sciences.  Constructing the Reader.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reading the Reader.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reading Economic Geography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE ECONOMY IN TRANSITION: GLOBALIZATION AND BEYOND?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Globalization Debate and the Transformation of Capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Geographies of Global Integration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Rise of New Capitalisms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Regulating the New Capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SPACES OF PRODUCTION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Spaces of Production -\u003cbr\u003e Towards New Economic Geographies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reworking the Division of Labour.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rethinking the Spatial Mosaic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New Spaces of Production.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SPACES OF CONSUMPTION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Consumption, Geography and Identity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Capitalizing on Consumption.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Landscapes of Consumption.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pick 'N' Mix: The Commodification of Identity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e WORK, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Transformation of Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rethinking Labour.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New(?) Social Inequalities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beyond the Welfare State?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Copyright Information.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. \u003cp\u003e\"It deserves to be widely read and adopted.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Geographical Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e 2000)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... the papers are excellent in bringing together the major developments in economic geography over the last 15 years.... This reader would be a useful addition indeed for students and teachers of economic geography courses....\" (\u003ci\u003eGeography\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... suitable as a course text....\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e John Bryson and Nick Henry are both Lecturers in Economic Geography at the University of Birmingham. David Keeble is Lecturer in Economic Geography and Ron Martin is Reader in Economic Geography at the University of Cambridge.  ? an outstanding achievement ? very much a geographer?s perspective on globalisation ? and for that it is a testament to the scope and innovativeness to be found in recent research in economic geography ? a major contribution to how we understand both the discipline of economic geography and the world of globalisation Gordon L. Clark, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford  \u003cp\u003eThe Reader is a rich and diverse collection of more than 50 contributions written by most of the leading economic geographers of the 1990s. I can unconditionally recommend this Reader for any course in Economic Geography ? no other product on the market can compete in terms of quality and coverage. Rolf Sternberg, University of Cologne\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Reader, in ranging from questions of globalization to local development, from production to consumption, and from markets to institutions, gives an excellent idea of the many advances made in economic geography in recent years. Michael Storper, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past few years, economic geography has undergone a major revival and expansion. Combining over 50 specially edited papers, The Economic Geography Reader brings together many of the key contributions in this revival. This international Reader focuses on the evolving economic geography of the advanced capitalist economies of Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim within the framework of economic globalisation. The book spans the economic geographies of globalisation, new spaces of production and consumption, new landscapes of work and the restructuring of welfare, and includes a specially written introductory chapter, section overviews, and suggested further reading. An important statement on economic geography today, this book provides an indispensable resource for undergraduates in economic geography, regional economics and other related social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990211051749,"sku":"NP9780471985280","price":118.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471985280.jpg?v=1761786921","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-economic-geography-reader-isbn-9780471985280","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}