Economic geography

How the optimism gap between rich and poor is creating an increasingly divided societyThe Declaration of Independence states that all people are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and that among these is the pursuit of happiness.

Patrons of Enlightenment is the first English language study of the St.

Ontario is the most populous and most prosperous province in Canada.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

Rising levels of global inequality and migrant flows are both critical global challenges.

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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This authoritative reference work explores the factors driving the much-debated increase in economic inequality in U.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This book is a valuable work of reference for the study of sea power, especially in China.

This book studies the Chinese "e;Belt and Road Initiative"e; (BRI), also called "e;New Silk Road"e;, and focuses on its regional and local effects.

Over the past few years, large-scale land acquisitions in Africa have stoked controversy, making headlines in media reports across the world.

Using the theoretical framework of new economic geography and the research methods of GIS and econometrics, this book analyzes the impact of high-speed railway development on China's economic distribution, population mobility and regional integration.

This monograph offers a unique conceptual bridge between economic geography and Middle Eastern political economy.

This book looks at marginality from a less conventional perspective by analyzing complex social, cultural, political and economic relations between the aspects of globalization and various forms of marginalization.

New Zealand and Australia are broadly considered to be countries in which sustainability and responsibility discourses are being pursued by governments and business alike, and in which incentives and initiatives are helping confront and overcome sustainability-related challenges.

Explores how political institutions and economic geography interact to shape governments'' policy decisions, particularly with respect to subsidies.

This handbook presents a collection of high-quality, authoritative scientific contributions on cross-border migration, written by a carefully selected group of recognized migration experts from around the globe.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

While the connected, international character of today's art world is well known, the eighteenth century too had a global art world.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

The large-scale development of resources that has been taking place in the Canadian Northwest since World War II has attracted much public interest, and aroused a new sense of responsibility for the future of this largely unknown and neglected fifth of the country.

The Myth of Capitalism tells the story of how America has gone from an open, competitive marketplace to an economy where a few very powerful companies dominate key industries that affect our daily lives.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

Topics include the transformation of the work force in nineteenth-century Montreal (Bettina Bradbury), feminization of skill in the British garment industry (Allison Kaye), the relationship between work and family for Japanese immigrant women in Canada (Audrey Kobayashi), experiences of women during a labour dispute in Ontario (Joy Parr), contemporary restructuring of the labour force in the United States (Susan Christopherson) and in an urban context in Montreal (Damaris Rose and Paul Villeneuve), the effect of gentrification on women's work roles (Liz Bondi), inequality in the work force (Sylvia Gold), and theoretical issues involved in understanding women in the contemporary city (Linda Peake).

Harvard professor, Michael Porter has been one of the most influential figures in strategic management research over the last three decades.

Shows how the economic approach of modeling natural resources as capital assets can be extended to ecosystems.

Seaports, as part of urban centers, play a major role in the cultural, social and economic life of the cities in which they are located, and through the links they provide to the outside world.

Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity.

Are Africa's world markets really contributing to development across the continent for individuals, nations and regions?

Despite the strong economic growth of the last decades, our modern global society is facing the existential threat of climate change.

This insightful account demonstrates that capitalism in China has a history and a geography, and combines perspectives from both to demonstrate that regional economic restructuring in South China is far from an economic 'miracle's.

This book intends to present the development of socio-spatial practices in the metropolitan coast of the Northeast of Brazil, highlighting the main urban, spa and tourist agglomerations: Salvador-BA, Recife-PE, Fortaleza-CE, and Natal-RN.

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This book offers a window into the mechanisms that drive events when countries with poor track records in environmental protection and low administrative capacity, join an organisation with ambitious environmental regulatory regimes, which include some of the highest environmental protections standards in the world.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

In March of 2018, 44 African countries signed the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA) to launch what is considered as the largest free trade area in the world.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This book discusses the smallholder tea economy and regional development opportunities in India.

A Companion to Economic Geography presents students of human geography with an essential collection of original essays providing a key to understanding this important subdiscipline.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This monograph explores the nature of corruption around the world from a geographic perspective.

Drawing from the detailed case studies of India and five ASEAN countries, this volume establishes the complementary role of innovation system and trade regime in promoting production and use of ICT and draws lessons for other developing countries that adopted a liberal trade regime to catch up with the ICT revolution.

This volume describes the construction of the territorial identity of the southern end of South America and analyzes the cartographic territorialization of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the "e;Terra Australis"e; continent.

An expert helps readers understand what the big economic picture means for their money, and how to respond.

This book assesses the vulnerability impacts of climate change on food security by examining a 50 years scenario (2015- 2065) and following a top-down approach.

Using the theoretical framework of new economic geography and the research methods of GIS and econometrics, this book analyzes the impact of high-speed railway development on China's economic distribution, population mobility and regional integration.

In recent years there has been increased focus on understanding the dynamic relationships among entrepreneurship, policymaking and economic growth.