Key Concepts in Economic Geography

Informationen zum Autor Yuko Aoyama is Associate Professor and Henry J. Leir Faculty Fellow of Geography at the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University and is currently an editor-in-chief of Economic Geography . Her main areas of interests are in global economic change, technological innovation, and cultural economies. She has published in a wide variety of topics in the economic geography of technology industries, including Japan's foreign direct investment in the electronics industry, technological adoption by consumers and globalization of the retail sector, comparative evolution of the video game industry, and the organizational dynamics of the logistics industry. As a former Abe Fellow (SSRC) and recipient of research grants from National Science Foundation's Geography and Regional Science and Economics Programs, she currently serves on the editorial boards of Urban Geography and GeoJournal . Klappentext Part of the Key Concepts in Human Geography series, this is a companion text dedicated to economic geography presenting 23 key concepts and demonstrating their historical roots and contemporary applications. Zusammenfassung Part of the Key Concepts in Human Geography series! this is a companion text dedicated to economic geography presenting 23 key concepts and demonstrating their historical roots and contemporary applications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Key Agents in Economic Geography Labour Firm State Key Drivers of Economic Change Innovation Entrepreneurship Accessibility Industries and Regions in Economic Change Industrial Location Industrial Clusters Regional Disparity Post-Fordism Global Economic Geographies Core-Periphery Globalization Circuits of Capital Global Value Chains Socio-Cultural Contexts of Economic Change Culture Gender Institutions Embeddedness Networks Emerging Themes in Economic Geography Knowledge Economy Financialization Consumption Sustainable Development ...

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Yuko Aoyama is Associate Professor and Henry J. Leir Faculty Fellow of Geography at the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University and is currently an editor-in-chief of Economic Geography.

Her main areas of interests are in global economic change, technological innovation, and cultural economies. She has published in a wide variety of topics in the economic geography of technology industries, including Japan's foreign direct investment in the electronics industry, technological adoption by consumers and globalization of the retail sector, comparative evolution of the video game industry, and the organizational dynamics of the logistics industry. As a former Abe Fellow (SSRC) and recipient of research grants from National Science Foundation's Geography and Regional Science and Economics Programs, she currently serves on the editorial boards of Urban Geography and GeoJournal.

Klappentext

Part of the Key Concepts in Human Geography series, this is a companion text dedicated to economic geography presenting 23 key concepts and demonstrating their historical roots and contemporary applications.

Inhalt

Introduction
Key Agents in Economic Geography
Labour
Firm
State
Key Drivers of Economic Change
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Accessibility
Industries and Regions in Economic Change
Industrial Location
Industrial Clusters
Regional Disparity
Post-Fordism
Global Economic Geographies
Core-Periphery
Globalization
Circuits of Capital
Global Value Chains
Socio-Cultural Contexts of Economic Change
Culture
Gender
Institutions
Embeddedness
Networks
Emerging Themes in Economic Geography
Knowledge Economy
Financialization
Consumption
Sustainable Development