Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography (eBook)

Trevor J. Barnes has been at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, since 1983, and is currently Professor and Distinguished University Scholar. He is the author or editor of nine books, including Politics and Practice in Economic Geography. Reading Economic Geography, A Companion to Economic Geography, and Logics of Dislocation. Jamie Peck is Canada Research Chair in Urban & Regional Political Economy and Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including Fast Policy, Constructions of Neoliberal Reason, Politics and Practice in Economic Geography, Contesting Neoliberalism: Urban Frontiers, and Reading Economic Geography. Eric Sheppard is the Alexander von Humboldt Chair in the Department of Geography at UCLA. He is the author or editor of eight books, including A World of Difference, Politics and Practice in Economic Geography, Contesting Neoliberalism: Urban Frontiers, and A Companion to Economic Geography.

"The editors have done an outstanding job of representing,
through the collection of chapters in the Companion, economic
geography in all its guises, with chapters being authored by both
more and less senior figures (albeit as the editors admit with a
bias toward the Euro-American world in terms of where the scholars
practice) . . . indeed, through the efforts of the editors to
assemble a broad array of contributors, and in turn the endeavors
of these contributors to capture the vibrancy, relevance, and
importance of scholarship in their areas, the Companion manages to
effectively portray a subdiscipline that economic geographers will
recognize and many outsiders will (one hopes) be intrigued and
excited by." (Economic Geography, 7 October
2013)

"This most recent Companion to Economic Geography is an
impressive reminder of the diverse, restless nature of economic
geography in meeting its mandate to describe, explain and shape the
remarkable (and changing) geographic diversity of the global
economy and its integration." (Regional Studies,
1 July 2013)

"The Companionis an excellent and timely contribution that
simultaneously maps the past, present, and possible futures of
economic geography. The Companionis an important text for all
geographers, not just those willing to call themselves
'economic'." (Geographical Research, 1 May
2013)





This vital, innovative, and provocative collection is a stunning achievement, challenging conventional views and extending the boundaries of 'the economic' in exciting ways. It will surely become required reading for all geographers, and not just those of us who call ourselves economic geographers.
Linda McDowell, University of Oxford