a contemporary introduction Coe, Neil M. creator Kelly, Philip F. 1970- Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung. text bibliography mau Malden, MA Blackwell Pub. 2007 monographic eng

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xxvi, 426 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. A geographical approach to the economy -- Economic discourse: does 'the economy' really exist? -- Uneven development: why is economic growth and development so uneven? -- Commodity chains: where does your breakfast come from? -- Technology and agglomeration: does technology eradicate distance? -- Environment/economy: can nature be a commodity? -- The state: who controls the economy, firms or governments? -- The transnational corporation: how does the global firm keep it all together? -- Labour power: can workers shape economic geographies? -- Consumption: is the customer always right? -- Culture and the firm: do countries and companies have economic cultures? -- Gendered economic geographies: does gender shape economic lives? -- Ethnic economies: do cultures have economies?. Neil M. Coe, Philip F. Kelly, and Henry W.C. Yeung. Includes bibliographical references and index. Economic geography Economic development HF1025 .C73 2007 330.9 9781405132152 (hardback : alk. paper) 1405132159 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781405132190 (paperback : alk. paper) 1405132191 (paperback : alk. paper) 2006037361 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006037361.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006037361-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006037361-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006037361.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006037361-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006037361-d.html DLC 061113 20141119111340.0 14632596