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The World Economy: Geography, Business, Development

[Kindle Edition]

Barney Warf , Frederick P. Stutz

Prentice Hall

6th Edition, 2011, ISBN:0321722507

This book is the Sixth Edition which is enriched with informative tables and data, color maps, eleven new case studies, economic statistics of 2009, a detailed analysis of global change global trade and development

and a new Premium Website with videos, web links, RSS feeds, and quizzes. The authors through the text explore the contemporary geographic issues and prospects for global economy and provide a strong theoretical and practical basis for understanding the global economy in an era of change of borders, restructuring economies, and regional realignments. It is provided to the reader a sound theoretical and practical basis for understanding these issues while providing

information on natural resources, international trade and population. It combines theory with geography in addressing growth, distribution, and development, and explains their impact on international business. Presents recent geopolitical changes using real examples and promotes a greater appreciation of international and U.S. economic issues through a global perspective while highlighting world trade. The sixth edition of this book includes an additional chapter on consumption.

The book highlights global interdependence, flexible production, the globalization of business, culture, environmental issues and problems, and telecommunications. Analyzes the roles of traditional factors reduce the production and provide the latest from country to country economic data for all major world economies. An essential reference for any professional or business owner doing business in the world economy.

By Antonia Obaidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece