Economic Geography
A Contemporary Introduction
Neil M. Coe, Philip F. Kelly, Henry W. C. Yeung
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Economic Geography
A Contemporary Introduction
Neil M. Coe, Philip F. Kelly, Henry W. C. Yeung
Ă propos de ce livre
A revised and updated edition of the leading introductory text on the geography of economic life, from the local to the global
Economic Geography is an engaging and accessible introduction to the different ways modern economic geographers understand, analyze, and interpret economic processes. This comprehensive text addresses significant questions relevant to contemporary economic life, from the activities of transnational corporations to issues surrounding workplaces and consumption. It encourages readers to explore how spatial patterns, places, networks, and territories shape large-scale economic processes. Accessible, highly-illustrated material presents fresh insights from the fieldâcomplemented by relatable, real-world examples that help students understand the social, cultural, and political contexts underpinning global economic processes.
Now in its third edition, this extensively revised and updated textbook retains the features and thematic structure that have proved popular with students and instructors alike, while adding exciting new content. New chapters explore how the global economy and global development are institutionalized and governed, the economic geographies of global climate change, economic practices outside the capitalist mainstream, the role of migrants in labour markets, global production networks, and more.
- Introduces economic geography with a thematic approach including major concepts, current debates, and case studies
- Revised and updated to enhance international coverage, including three entirely new chapters on international development, alternative economies, and global climate change
- Substantial new content on labour migration, global production networks, and recent intellectual trends such as evolutionary economic geography
- Highly illustrated with diagrams and photographs closely integrated into the text
- Pedagogical aids including key case studies, learning objectives, text boxes, chapter essay questions, summaries, and further reading
- Core geographical concepts â such as place, networks and territory â are closely integrated into all chapters.
Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction is an invaluable source of up-to-date knowledge for students new to the field, for those requiring a solid foundation, as well as for a broader academic and public readership with interest in this area of study.
Foire aux questions
Informations
PART I
CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1
GEOGRAPHY: How do we think spatially?
Aims
- To introduce the core geographical themes of our analysis: spatial patterns; the distinctiveness of place; connections across space; and territorial power.
- To illustrate these geographical themes through a detailed study of bottled water as a controversial but ubiquitous commodity.
1.1 Introduction: Message in a Bottle
- How are economic activities distributed unevenly across space and how do we explain the unevenness of economic life (Section 1.3)?
- How do the unique features of specific places shape the form and development of economic activities (Section 1.4)?
- How are economic activities across space connected together so that what happens in one place profoundly affects what happens in another (Section 1.5)?
- How does power over space, especially in the form of territory controlled by governments (âthe stateâ), influence economic lives and landscapes (Section 1.6)?
CASE STUDY
Box 1.1 The corporate world of bottled water
- The BritishâSwiss food and drink giant NestlĂ© produces bottled water in 34 countries and owns brands such as Perrier (France), San Pellegrino (Italy), Poland Spring (USA), Arrowhead (USA), Buxton (UK), and NestlĂ© Pure Life. In 2016, NestlĂ© sales of bottled water amounted to about US$8.8 billion, representing around 11 per cent of global bottled water sales.
- The French food producer Danone owns brands such as Evian, Volvic, and Danone Aqua. Danone's water business recorded around US$5 billion in global sales in 2016 â the second largest by volume after NestlĂ©. The company's largest markets in 2016 were China, Indonesia, and France.
- The CocaâCola company, based in Atlanta, Georgia (United States), owns brands such as Dasani, Glaceau Smart Water, and Glaceau Vitamin Water. In addition, since 2002, CocaâCola has been the distributor of Danone's brands within North America. In 2016, Dasani was the single largest brand of bottled water in the United States. Mount Franklin, also owned by CocaâCola, is the single largest brand in Australia.
- PepsiCo, headquartered in Harrison, New York, owns many food and beverage businesses, but its largest revenue source is its North American beverage division, which includes brands such as Aquafina. Aquafina had sales of over US$1 billion in the United States in 2016 and is produced in 40 bottling locations across the country. Like the other major water bottlers, Aquafina has moved extensively into marketing flavoured, sweetened, and carbonated versions of its basic products.