“An essential synopsis of essential readings that every human geographer must read. It is highly recommended for those just embarking on their careers as well as those who need a reminder of how and why geography moved from the margins of social thought to its very core.” —Barney Warf, Florida State University “Key Texts in Human Geography will surely become a ‘key text’ itself. Read any chapter and you will want to compare it with another. Before you realize, an afternoon is gone and then you are tracking down the originals…” —James D. Sidaway, School of Geography, University of Plymouth A unique resource for students, Key Texts in Human Geography provides concise but rigorous overviews of the key texts that have formed post-war human geography. The text has been designed as a student-friendly guide that will: explain the text in relation to the geographical debates at the time of writing discuss the text's main arguments and sources of evidence review the initial reception, subsequent evaluation, and continued influence of each key texts contribution to how geographers understand space and place Intended Audience: Written in a clear and accessible way, by acknowledged scholars of the texts, an essential resources for undergraduates, Key Texts in Human Geography will be widely used and highly cited in courses on methods and approaches in geography.

The Capitalist Imperative (1989): Michael Storper and Richard Walker

The Capitalist Imperative (1989): Michael Storper and Richard Walker

The capitalist imperative (1989): Michael Storper and Richard Walker
NeilCoe

Most existing treatments of urbanization, regional development, and industry location are based upon neoclassical economics and share its assumptions and shortcomings. The three fundamental building blocks of neoclassical theory are: (1) the central economic activity is exchange; (2) the goal of economic exchange is efficient resource allocation in the service of subjective preferences; (3) the natural state of the system is to come to rest at a stable equilibrium … Our view of capitalist reality is … quite otherwise. The economy is fundamentally a disequilibrium system, driven to grow and to change by its own internal rules of surplus generation, by investment to expand capital, by fierce competition, ...

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