Economic Geography back issues from April 2002:
"Cultural industries" in Sweden: An assessment of their place in the Swedish economy
Apr 01, 2002; ... Abstract: This article attempts to define and measure cultural industries in Sweden. It starts with a discussion of the definition and delineation of the term "cultural industries," arguing that a large range of goods and services can be considered culture industry products and that it is ...
The disappearance of race in mortgage lending
Apr 01, 2002; ... The Disappearance of Race in Mortgage Lending* Abstract: In the past 25 years, housing researchers, governmental regulators, industry advocates, and community activists have all relied on a unified analytical infrastructure that was developed in the 1970s to monitor racial and ...
Population growth and the environment in Africa: Local informal institutions, the missing link
Apr 01, 2002; ... Population Growth and the Environment in Africa: Local Informal Institutions, the Missing Link* Abstract: Population and environment debates regarding Africa, whether Malthusian or Boserupian in nature, focus on population levels as the driving force behind the relationship between ...
Crossing cultures, learning to export: Making houses in British Columbia for consumption in Japan
Apr 01, 2002; ... Crossing Cultures, Learning to Export: Making Houses in British Columbia for Consumption in Japan* Abstract: In this article, trade is conceptualized as a cultural as well as an economic and political process. In this view, exporting connects market intelligence with production ...
The wealth of nations at the turn of the millennium: A classification system based on the international division of labor
Apr 01, 2002; ... The Wealth of Nations at the Turn of the Millennium: A Classification System Based on the International Division of Labor* Abstract: Simple dichotomies, such as First World-Third World, developeddeveloping countries, and north-south, are no longer adequate for understanding the complex ...
Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts
Apr 01, 2002; ... Book Reviews Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts. By Giles Mohan, Ed Brown, Bob Milward, and Alfred B. Zack-Williams. London and New York: Routledge, 2000. Over the past 20 years, many developing countries have come under International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World ...
Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction
Apr 01, 2002; ... Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction. By Don Mitchell. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell Publishers, 2000. Textbooks rank fairly low in the hierarchy of academic production. This lowliness is, of course, inversely related to the number of readers. It is through good textbooks that minds ...
Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction
Apr 01, 2002; ... Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction. By Susanne Schech 'and Jane Haggis. Oxford, U.K., and Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 2000. Susanne Schech and Jane Haggis cycle and sometimes recycle through a series of detailed examinations of how power and knowledge fuel ...
Asia's Clean Revolution: Industry, Growth and the Environment
Apr 01, 2002; ... Asia's Clean Revolution: Industry, Growth and the Environment. Edited by David P. Angel and Michael T. Rock. Sheffield, U.K.: Greenleaf Publishing, 2000. During the past three decades, most Asian countries have experienced rapid industrialization, urbanization, and economic growth. This ...