Description
Book SynopsisFocusing on the evolving geography of the advanced capitalist economies of Europe, North America, and the Pacific Rim, this comparative international reader presents some relevant papers published in this discipline. The text is divided into five sections.
Table of ContentsConstructing the Reader.
Reading the Reader.
Reading Economic Geography.
THE ECONOMY IN TRANSITION: GLOBALIZATION AND BEYOND?
The Globalization Debate and the Transformation of Capitalism.
Geographies of Global Integration.
The Rise of New Capitalisms.
Regulating the New Capitalism.
SPACES OF PRODUCTION.
Introduction: Spaces of Production -
Towards New Economic Geographies.
Reworking the Division of Labour.
Rethinking the Spatial Mosaic.
New Spaces of Production.
SPACES OF CONSUMPTION.
Introduction: Consumption, Geography and Identity.
Capitalizing on Consumption.
Landscapes of Consumption.
Pick 'N' Mix: The Commodification of Identity.
WORK, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY.
The Transformation of Work.
Rethinking Labour.
New(?) Social Inequalities.
Beyond the Welfare State?
Copyright Information.
References.
Index.
