Economic Geography : Capitalism, Globalization, and Landscapes (Exploring Geography)

Warf, Barney

Rowman & Littlefield（2026/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781538168318

Full Description

This core text on economic geography from acclaimed scholar Barney Warf provides students an accessible, balanced, and concise overview of why location matters in business and economics.

Offering numerous U.S. based examples, Economic Geography drives home concepts while being engaging and relevant for students. Warf explores all aspects of the economy, from developmetn and globalization, agriculture and manufacturing, to e-commerce and retail. Each chapter ends with a set of defined glossary terms, study questions, and suggested readings, to encourage further student engagement. The full color art program boasts over 100 figures, illustrating examples for better learning retention. Students will leave with an understanding that capitalism as we understand it today is not inevitable, but rather resulting from historical and contextual factors.

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Growth of Global Capitalism
Chapter 3. Theoretical Foundations of Economic Geography
Chapter 4. International Trade and Investment
Chapter 5. Resources and the Environment
Chapter 6. Development and Underdevelopment
Chapter 7. Population
Chapter 8. Agriculture
Chapter 9. Manufacturing
Chapter 10. Services
Chapter 11. Digital Economic Geographies
Chapter 12. Geographies of Consumption