1. Economic Geography dr. Jeney László Senior lecturer jeney@elte.hu
I. International Business bachelor study programme (BA)
Spring term 2015/2016.
CUB Centre of Economic Geography and Futures Studies

2. Course description of Economic Geography
C.4.417, Monday 9.50–11.20
Altogether 13 lessons
1 week cancelled: 28th March  Easter Monday
Assessment: Written in-class test 100%
Multiple choice test questions about the material of the lectures (70%)
Topographical exercise on an outlined map based on a given list of geographical names (30%) – recognition of geographical names on an outlined map: 142 cities and their countries
This course tries
to introduce to the discipline of (regional) economic geography
to help understanding what's going on in our mosaic-like world with geographic approach, concepts and tools
to expand the knowledge about major regions of the world and the similarities and differences among and inside them
to take a holistic approach bringing together the world’s environments, landscapes, people, cultures and economics 2

3. Bibliography
The lecture notes are mainly suggested for the preparation
Recommended readings
Bradshaw, M. – Dymond, J. – White, G. – Chacko, E. 2011: Contemporary World Regional Geography. 4th Edition. – McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 620 p. ISBN:
MacKinnon, D. – Cumbers, A. 2007: An introduction to economic geography: globalization, uneven development and place. – Pearson Education, 354 p. ISBN: 3

4. Economic geography in the structure of sciences
Concerns with
Spatial patterns of wealth and poverty
Use of resources
Production, distribution and consumption of goods
Flows of labour and capital
2 parts:
Regional economic geography
General economic geography
Strongly affected by economics (especially general economic geography)
Socialism: economic geography was used instead of the term of the whole human geography (as a complementary of physical geography) 4