GEOG 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Economic Geography, Loess Plateau, Field Research
15 Dec 2016
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I(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t of glo(cid:271)alizatio(cid:374) o(cid:374) people"s jo(cid:271)s a(cid:374)d li(cid:448)elihoods i(cid:374) differe(cid:374)t parts of the (cid:449)orld. Explaining the causes and consequences of uneven development within and between regions: wealth is being concentrated in terms of upward mobility (western countries) but now shifting to the east (china) Study geographically specific factors that shape economic processes and identify key agents (such as firms, labour, and the state) Always change and drive economies in different directions. Institutions (e. g. provincial, federal, eu: entrepreneurship and accessibility to markets. Industrialization in britain market was accessible to anyone with some degree of wealth whereas in france it was only open to the elite. Led them to be the greatest empire in the world. Industrial clusters (places of wealth, resources, information: regional disparities, core periphery relationships. Early days/stages of economic geography: economy was dominated by agriculture, climate and natural resources were important as well as labour supply. Weather determined amount of growing time for crops.
