Economic Geography Reader

John Bryson and Nick Henry are both Lecturers in Economic Geography at the University of Birmingham. David Keeble is Lecturer in Economic Geography and Ron Martin is Reader in Economic Geography at the University of Cambridge.

"It deserves to be widely read and adopted." (The Geographical Journal, 2000)"... the papers are excellent in bringing together the major developments in economic geography over the last 15 years.... This reader would be a useful addition indeed for students and teachers of economic geography courses...." (Geography)"... suitable as a course text...." (The Times Educational Supplement)

• Constructing 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.