Full Description
This comprehensive text explores contemporary geographic topics and perspectives relating to the world economy. The authors provide a strong theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the global economy in an era of shifting borders, restructuring economies, and regional realignments. Economic theory is combined with geography to address critical problems of growth, distribution, and development, along with their impact on international business. Recent geopolitical changes are vividly portrayed in a series of superb full-color maps and striking photographs. The Sixth Edition includes updated tables and data, color maps, 2009 economic statistics, a detailed analysis of the global shift in world trade and development, eleven new Case Studies, and a new Premium Website with videos, weblinks, RSS feeds, and quizzes.
Contents
Brief Contents
Economic Geography: An Introduction
The Historical Development of Capitalism
Population
Resources and Environment
Theoretical Considerations
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Services
Transportation and Communications
Cities and Urban Economies
Consumption
International Trade and Investment
International Trade Patterns
Development and Underdevelopment in the Developing World
