Economic geography
Subtitle: a contemporary introduction
By: Neil M. Coe, Philip F. Kelly, and Henry W.C. Yeung.
Contributors: Kelly, Philip F., 1970-; Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9781405132152; 9781405132190
Subjects: Economic geography.; Economic development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A geographical approach to the economy; title: Economic discourse: does 'the economy' really exist?; title: Uneven development: why is economic growth and development so uneven?; title: Commodity chains: where does your breakfast come from?; title: Technology and agglomeration: does technology eradicate distance?; title: Environment/economy: can nature be a commodity?; title: The state: who controls the economy, firms or governments?; title: The transnational corporation: how does the global firm keep it all together?; title: Labour power: can workers shape economic geographies?; title: Consumption: is the customer always right?; title: Culture and the firm: do countries and companies have economic cultures?; title: Gendered economic geographies: does gender shape economic lives?; title: Ethnic economies: do cultures have economies?.