Economic Geography: An Institutional Approach - Softcover

Hayter, Roger; Patchell, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199013284 ISBN 13: 9780199013289

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Economic Geography: An Institutional Approach 2e is a comprehensive introduction to the study of economic activity in place and across space. Perfect for all second- and third-year courses in economic geography, the text provides both a solid foundation in the location dynamics of value chains and a perspective that recognizes the interdependence of places, institutions, activities, and ways of life around the world. Instead of taking the traditional approach, which surveys this history of economic geography as a whole, the authors trace the historical developments of individual sectors, focusing on the way economic, social, and political institutions interact to determine the quality of life in a particular location.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Hayter is a professor in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. He is well known and well respected as an instructor, academic, and writer. Professor Hayter was given the Award for Scholarly Distinction by the Canadian Association of Geographers in 1999 and served as
Editor of The Canadian Geographer from 2006 to 2008.

Jerry Patchell is an associate professor in the Division of Social Sciences at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He completed his MA at Western University, and his Ph.D at SFU, with Roger Hayter as his supervisor.

Review:

"[A] superior textbook, well written and engaging. . . . The graphics are a real strength, particularly for today's students who really like visual presentations of information."
--Milford Green, Western University

"The novel inclusion of a chapter on non-profits makes this book unique and in many ways pioneering."
--Tim Reiffenstein, Mount Allison University

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0199013284
• ISBN 13: 9780199013289
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480