Graduate Catalog 2013-2014

GEOG 5220 Economic Geography

This course presents an overview of basic theories and principles in economic geography, including the changing geographies of the global economy, income disparities at a variety of scales, the mobility and immobility of capital and labor, basic economic theories, economic influences on environmental degradation and preservation, and decision-making by both states and firms. This course will also examine issues of lived experiences with the global economy, both contemporarily and historically.

Credits

3