Fall 2021  |  GEOG 3331 Section 001: Geography of the World Economy (21488)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
GLOS 3231 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 255
Enrollment Status:
Open (27 of 60 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Geographical distribution of resources affecting development; location of agriculture, industry, services; geography of communications; agglomeration of economic activities, urbanization, regional growth; international trade; changing global development inequalities; impact of globalizing production and finance on the welfare of nations, regions, and cities.
Class Description:
This course studies the historical and spatial dynamics of the global economy from the vantage point of economic geography. It traces ongoing transformations in the global economic map by exploring how differences in place, space, scale and networks affect the institutional forms, regional patterns, and world dynamics of economic activity. Why do we see the sectoral agglomeration of economic activity (for instance, high-tech in Silicon Valley or finance on Wall Street)? What forces inform Nike's decision to manufacture shoes in Indonesia or GM's decision to assemble cars in Mexico? Why does capital flow to some places and not to others? How does this affect workers and their livelihoods, both within the US and abroad? What are the changing patterns of finance, foreign investment and trade? What are the dynamics of international migration? Why do some policymakers think that international flows of capital should be taxed? How are environmental issues linked to global trade? Why is agroforestry a more efficient form of agriculture in some places than monocrop agriculture? How are new information technologies reshaping the geography of the world economy? These questions of the local, regional and global location of economic activity, the new forms of production, commerce and inequality that accompany economic diversification or concentration in space, and the spatial interconnectedness of resource flows are all aspects of the dynamic and exciting field of economic geography.
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
10% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Short definitions and short essays
Class Format:
70% Lecture
15% Discussion
15% Other Style Audio-visual media (film and documentary clips)
Workload:
50-60 Pages Reading Per Week
12 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21488/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

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