1. Introduction What is economic geography? Why does a geographic perspective matter? Themes for studying economic geography 2. Theoretical Considerations Geographies of labor Transportation costs Land as a locational factor Agglomeration economies Capital and scale economies The geography of innovation Product cycles The role of the state 3. Growth of Global Capitalism The origins of capitalism Why capitalism is unique, and powerful The Industrial Revolution Colonialism and its aftermath 4. Globalization International trade and comparative advantage Trade integration: The EU, NAFTA, and similar trade pacts TNCs and FDI Global capital markets The World Bank and IMF World systems theory Neoliberalism Glocalization 5. Resources Energy resources Mineral resources Energy and climate change 6. Uneven Development The Global North and South Measuring development Development problems in the Global South Urbanization in the developing world The growth of East Asia 7. Population Distribution of the world's population Population growth essentials; population pyramids Malthusianism and neoMalthusianism Demographic Transition Migration and uneven development 8.

Agriculture Industrial v. preindustrial agriculture Rise of the global agricultural economy The unique role of U.S. federal farm policy Global meat production and consumption Sustainable agriculture 9. Manufacturing Global landscapes of manufacturing The textile industry Steel and automobiles Electronics Fordism and Post-Fordism Deindustrialization Sweatshops 10. Services What are services? The growth of services Laboring in services Financial services Telecommunications The globalization of services Tourism 11. Digital geographies Growth and impacts of the internet Geographies of e-commerce 12. Geographies of consumption The historical context of consumption Theorizing consumption Geographies of retail trade Overconsumption and environmental degradation 13.

Conclusions Careers in economic geography.