Economic Geography

1. EconomicGeography dr. Jeney László Senior lecturer jeney@elte.hu Economic Geography I. International Business bachelor study programme (BA) Autumn term 2015/2016. CUB Department of Economic Geography and Futures Studies

2. Course description of Economic Geography E.3.391, Monday9.50–11.20 Altogether 13 lessons 1 week cancelled: 26thOctober Assessment: coursework mark Written in-class test: Multiple choice test questions about the material of the lectures (100%) Topographical exercise on an outlined map based on a given list of geographical names (30%) – recognition of geographical names on an outlined map: 142 cities and their countries This course tries to introduce to the discipline of (regional) economic geography to help understanding what's going on in our mosaic-like world with geographic approach, concepts and tools to expand the knowledge about major regions of the world and the similarities and differences among and inside them to take a holistic approach bringing together the world’s environments, landscapes, people, cultures and economics 2

3. Bibliography The lecture notes are mainly suggested for the preparation Recommended readings Bradshaw, M. – Dymond, J. – White, G. – Chacko, E. 2011: Contemporary World Regional Geography. 4th Edition. – McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 620 p. ISBN: 978-0071314732 MacKinnon, D.–Cumbers, A. 2007: An introduction to economic geography: globalization, uneven development and place. – Pearson Education, 354 p. ISBN: 978-0131293168 3

4. Economic geography in the structure of sciences Concerns with Spatial patterns of wealth and poverty Use of resources Production, distribution and consumption of goods Flows of labour and capital 2 parts: Regionaleconomicgeography General economic geography Strongly affected by economics (especially general economicgeography) • Socialism: economic geography was used instead of the term of the whole human geography (as a complementary of physical geography) 4