Original PDF Ebook – Economic Geography3rd EditionA Contemporary Introduction – 9781119389552

Original PDF Ebook – Economic Geography3rd EditionA Contemporary Introduction – 9781119389552

A revised and updated edition of the leading introductory text on the geography of economic life, from the local to the global_x000D_
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 field–complemented by relatable, real-world examples that help students understand the social, cultural, and political contexts underpinning global economic processes._x000D_
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. _x000D_
Introduces economic geography with a thematic approach including major concepts, current debates, and case studies_x000D_
Revised and updated to enhance international coverage, including three entirely new chapters on international development, alternative economies, and global climate change_x000D_
Substantial new content on labour migration, global production networks, and recent intellectual trends such as evolutionary economic geography_x000D_
Highly illustrated with diagrams and photographs closely integrated into the text_x000D_
Pedagogical aids including key case studies, learning objectives, text boxes, chapter essay questions, summaries, and further reading