Politics and Practice in Economic Geography |
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| Editor:
| Tickell, Adam
Sheppard, Eric
Peck, Jamie
Barnes, Trevor |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4129-0785-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $324.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first sustained discussion of methodological issues in economic geography in the last twenty years. It comprises an extended discussion of qualitative and ethnographic methods; an assessment of quantitative and numerical methods; an examination of post-structuralist and feminist methodologies; an overview of case-study approaches; and an inquiry into the relation between economic geography and other disciplines. With short, accessible, and engaging chapters, this is a...
More DescriptionThis is the first sustained discussion of methodological issues in economic geography in the last twenty years. It comprises an extended discussion of qualitative and ethnographic methods; an assessment of quantitative and numerical methods; an examination of post-structuralist and feminist methodologies; an overview of case-study approaches; and an inquiry into the relation between economic geography and other disciplines. With short, accessible, and engaging chapters, this is a critical assessment of qualitative and quantitative methods in economic geography.