Economic Geography

Barney Warf is professor of geography at the University of Kansas. His research and teaching interests lie within the broad domain of human geography. He has authored, co-authored, or co-edited ten books, three encyclopedias, 50 book chapters and more than 110 refereed journal articles. Currently, he serves as editor of The Professional Geographer, co-editor of Growth and Change, and editor-in-chief for geography for Oxford Bibliographies On-Line.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Growth of Global CapitalismChapter 3. Theoretical Foundations of Economic GeographyChapter 4. International Trade and InvestmentChapter 5. Resources and the EnvironmentChapter 6. Development and UnderdevelopmentChapter 7. PopulationChapter 8. AgricultureChapter 9. ManufacturingChapter 10. ServicesChapter 11. Digital Economic GeographiesChapter 12. Geographies of Consumption

In this insightful book, Barney Warf explores the role social relations play in the construction of economic landscapes. His approach foregrounds casual processes of capital accumulation that lie behind the production of wealth, poverty, and uneven development. The emphasis that is placed on developing an historical understanding of economic geography is to be welcomed. This book is essential reading for all economic geography students and also business and management students who want to understand how the landscapes of capitalism have been shaped, reshaped and continue to change. This text contains numerous examples from across the US to explores processes and procedures that are reshaping the economic geography landscapes that we all inhabit. Barney Warf’s text covers the major processes that are shaping the landscapes of capitalism in a readable manner. In so doing, he challenges the reader to ask and answer the relevant questions regarding the on-going configuration of economic geography landscapes.