Economic Geography

Name: Economic Geography
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ISBN: 9780415701211

ISBN-10: 041570121X

ISBN-13: 9780415701211

Edition: 2012

Authors: William P. Anderson

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'Economic Geography' can be used in either an introductory or intermediate course in economic geography. It differs from most of the economic geography textbooks available today in terms of its theoretical orientation and the level of analytical rigour in its presentation.

Book details

List price: $94.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 5/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 390
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.21" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements



Fundamental Concepts



Introduction



The Friction of Distance



Agglomeration



Markets



Spatial Interaction



Resources and the Environment



The Production Technology



The Multiregional Economy



Specialization and Trade



Interregional Movements of Labor and Capital



Polarization in the Multiregional Economy



Scale economies and imperfect competition in the multiregional economy



Unemployment and Regional Policy



Location Theory



Transportation and Location



Scale Economies and Input Substitution



Labor, Rent, Taxes and Subsidies



Interrelated Location Choices



Markets for Space



Agricultural Land Use



Urban Land Use: The Monocentric City



Urban Sprawl and the Polycentric City



Systems of Cities



Urbanization



City Size Distribution and Urban Hierarchies



Central Place Theory



Network Urban Systems



Globalization and the Knowledge Economy



The Globalization of Production Systems



International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment



The Knowledge Economy