Geog 110 Economic Geography of the Industrial World
02:00-3:30 PM | 141 McCone
Instructor Richard Walker
Geography 110 - Fall 2007 - Industrialization, urbanization, and economic growth in the global North. Locational patterns in manufacturing, retailing trade, and finance. Geographic dynamics of technical change, employment, business organization, resource use, and divisions of labor. Property, labor, and social conflict as geographic forces. Local, national, and continental rivalries in a global economy, and challenges to U.S. dominance. Also listed as Interdisciplinary Studies Field Maj C101.
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| |  |  | Tue 8/28 | Lecture 1 - Global Industrialization |
| | | | Thu 8/30 | Lecture 2 - The Rise of the Rest |
| | | | Tue 9/4 | Lecture 3 - Capitalism and Growth (no microphone for first 18 minutes) |
| | | | Thu 9/6 | Lecture 4 - Empire and Economy |
| | | | Tue 9/11 | Lecture 5 - The Modern State and Beyond |
| | | | Thu 9/13 | Lecture 6 - Many Capitalisms |
| | | | Tue 9/18 | Lecture 7 - Globalization and Neoliberalism |
| | | | Thu 9/20 | Lecture 8 - Cities and Regions in the World |
| | | | Tue 9/25 | Lecture 9 - Factories and Industrial Clusters |
| | | | Thu 9/27 | Lecture 10 - Dispersed Production |
| | | | Tue 10/2 | Lecture 11 - Logistics and Distance |
| | | | Thu 10/4 | Lecture 12 - Competition and Technology |
| | | | Tue 10/9 | Podcast Not Available |
| | | | Thu 10/11 | Midterm Exam |
| | | | Tue 10/16 | Lecture 13 - Retailing |
| | | | Thu 10/18 | Lecture 14 - Banking and Finance |
| | | | Tue 10/23 | Lecture 14 part II - Banking and Finance |
| | | | Thu 10/25 | Lecture 15 - Business Organization |
| | | | Tue 10/30 | Lecture 16 - Complex Labor |
| | | | Thu 11/1 | No Lecture |
| | | | Tue 11/6 | Lecture 17 - The State of the Unions |
| | | | Thu 11/8 | Lecture 18 - Will Work for Fast Food |
| | | | Tue 11/13 | Lecture 19 - Fate of the Global Working Class |
| | | | Thu 11/15 | Lecture 20 - Class Struggle Begins at Home |
| | | | Tue 11/20 | No Lecture |
| | | | Thu 11/22 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| | | | Tue 11/27 | Lecture 21 - Nature and Industry |
| | | | Thu 11/29 | Lecture 22 - Resource Industries |
| | | | Tue 12/4 | Lecture 23 - Energy Lifelines |
| | | | Thu 12/6 | Lecture 24 - Waste and Want |
