This is the most comprehensive and significant statement about the value and potential of economic geography in thirty years. More than forty leading economists and geographers from around the world investigate the rival theories and perspectives that have sustained the recent development of economic geography, and offer stimulating insights into the emerging global economy of the twenty-first century. The editors have outstanding reputations for original research at the boundaries of economics and geography. They have taught in leading U. S. and European universities, and have contributed to significant debates about the theory of economic geography and its applications to public policy. The handbook is devoted to the frontiers of the field, eschewing nostalgia for the past in favour of contributions relevant to the emerging global economy of the twenty-first century. From general statements about the history and evolution of the field to statements about the crucial problems of economic geography, it is concerned with the rival theories and perspectives that have sustained the recent growth of economic geography. Always provocative and challenging, it will continue to define the terms of debate for the coming decade.
Reviews
Review from previous edition 'A comprehensive introduction, invaluable to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, as well as to those instructors whose teaching was based in the earlier lore' * Brian J. L. Berry, School of Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas *
'An excellent overview of the intellectual ferment that characterizes contemporary economic geography' * Irwin Feller, Intercollege Research Program, Pennsylvania State University *
'The contributors are the luminaries in the field; particularly notable is the fact that the editors have attracted leading economists in addition to the top economic geographers' * Richard Florida, Center for Economic Development, Carnegie Mellon University *
'Whether scholar or student, this book is the place to come for comprehensive, critical, reflective and futuristic writing on economic geography' * Ann Markusen, Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota *


Awards
Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Book Awards.



Book Information
ISBN 9780199250837
Author Gordon L. Clark
Format Paperback
Page Count 772
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1093g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 42mm