Economic Geography

Capitalism, Globalization, and Landscapes

Barney Warf (Author)

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Economic Geography

Capitalism, Globalization, and Landscapes

Barney Warf (Author)

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This core text on economic geography from acclaimed scholar Barney Warf provides students an accessible, balanced, and concise overview of why location matters in business and economics.

Offering numerous U.S. based examples, Economic Geography drives home concepts while being engaging and relevant for students. Warf explores all aspects of the economy, from developmetn and globalization, agriculture and manufacturing, to e-commerce and retail. Each chapter ends with a set of defined glossary terms, study questions, and suggested readings, to encourage further student engagement. The full color art program boasts over 100 figures, illustrating examples for better learning retention. Students will leave with an understanding that capitalism as we understand it today is not inevitable, but rather resulting from historical and contextual factors.

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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Growth of Global Capitalism
Chapter 3. Theoretical Foundations of Economic Geography
Chapter 4. International Trade and Investment
Chapter 5. Resources and the Environment
Chapter 6. Development and Underdevelopment
Chapter 7. Population
Chapter 8. Agriculture
Chapter 9. Manufacturing
Chapter 10. Services
Chapter 11. Digital Economic Geographies
Chapter 12. Geographies of Consumption

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Published	Aug 20 2026
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Pages	288
ISBN	9781538168332
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations	106 color images
Series	Exploring Geography
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Barney Warf

Barney Warf is professor of geography at the Unive…

In this insightful book, Barney Warf explores the role social relations play in the construction of economic landscapes. His approach foregrounds casual processes of capital accumulation that lie behind the production of wealth, poverty, and uneven development. The emphasis that is placed on developing an historical understanding of economic geography is to be welcomed. This book is essential reading for all economic geography students and also business and management students who want to understand how the landscapes of capitalism have been shaped, reshaped and continue to change. This text contains numerous examples from across the US to explores processes and procedures that are reshaping the economic geography landscapes that we all inhabit. Barney Warf's text covers the major processes that are shaping the landscapes of capitalism in a readable manner. In so doing, he challenges the reader to ask and answer the relevant questions regarding the on-going configuration of economic geography landscapes.

John R. Bryson, The University of Birmingham
A solid and thoughtfully structured overview of the field and a useful resource for those seeking a broad understanding of evolving geographies of global economies... It distinguishes itself from other economic geography textbooks through its global scope and rich empirical illustrations, including examples of the restructuring of manufacturing, the expansion of service economies, and the impact of digital technologies. It is a timely volume relevant to current social and policy concerns, such as deindustrialization, U.S. trade deficits, and digital divide.

Dennis Wei, University of Utah
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to economic geography from a political economy perspective. It organizes the field around capitalism and the world economy, moving from core concepts to sectoral patterns and recent transformations. The material is presented in a way that students can follow while engaging with key analytical ideas, making it suitable for undergraduate courses in economic geography.

Enru Wang, University of North Dakota