The Capitalist Space Economy (Routledge Library Editions: Economic Geography)
Geographical Analysis after Ricardo, Marx and Sraffa
By Eric Sheppard, Trevor Barnes | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
Representing an innovative approach to the analysis of the economic geography of capitalism, this stimulating book develops an analytical political economic framework. Part 1 provides an introductory overvi9ew fo some of the fundamental debates about price, profits and value in economics which underlie the analytical political economy approach. Part 2 analyzes the special role of space and transportation in commodity production and the spatial organization of the economy that this implies. Parts 3 and 4 examine the conflicting goals and actions of different social clases and individuals and how these are complicated by space, concluding with a detailed analysis of capitalists’ strategiesas they cope with uncertainty and disequilibrium.
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Representing an innovative approach to the analysis of the economic geography of capitalism, this stimulating book develops an analytical political economic framework. Part 1 provides an introductory overvi9ew fo some of the fundamental debates about price, profits and value in economics which underlie the analytical political economy approach. Part 2 analyzes the special role of space and transportation in commodity production and the spatial organization of the economy that this implies. Parts 3 and 4 examine the conflicting goals and actions of different social clases and individuals and how these are complicated by space, concluding with a detailed analysis of capitalists’ strategiesas they cope with uncertainty and disequilibrium.
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Representing an innovative approach to the analysis of the economic geography of capitalism, this stimulating book develops an analytical political economic framework. Part 1 provides an introductory overvi9ew fo some of the fundamental debates about price, profits and value in economics which underlie the analytical political economy approach. Part 2 analyzes the special role of space and transportation in commodity production and the spatial organization of the economy that this implies. Parts 3 and 4 examine the conflicting goals and actions of different social clases and individuals and how these are complicated by space, concluding with a detailed analysis of capitalists’ strategiesas they cope with uncertainty and disequilibrium.
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Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning > Geography > Human geography
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Yes it is a part of series Routledge Library Editions: Economic Geography
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Capitalist Space Economy (Routledge Library Editions: Economic Geography)?
Eric Sheppard, Trevor Barnes
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Taylor and Francis
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The Capitalist Space Economy (Routledge Library Editions: Economic Geography) is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317602255) and pdf(ISBN 9781317602262)