1. Edition - July 2002
41.90 Euro
2002. 552 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 0-631-23579-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-631-23579-8 - John Wiley & Sons








Detailed description
A Companion to Economic Geography presents students of human geography with an essential collection of original essays providing a key to understanding this important subdiscipline. The contributions are written by prominent international scholars offering a wide-ranging overview of the field.

* Places economic geography in the wider context of geography.

* Contributions from leading international scholars in the field.

* Presents a comprehensive, up-to-date and accessible overview of all the major themes in the field.

* Explores key debates, controversies and questions using a variety of historical and theoretical vantage points.

* Charts the important work that has been done in recent years and looks forward to new developments in the global economy.

From the contents
1. Introduction: The Art of Economic Geography: Trevor J. Barnes and Eric Sheppard.

Part I: Worlds of Economic Geography.

Part II: Realms of Production.

Part III: Resource Worlds.

Part IV: Social Worlds.

Part V: Spaces of Circulation.

Index.