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

2. 2 Course description of Economic Geography E.3.391, Monday 9.50–11.20 E.3.391, Monday 9.50–11.20 Altogether 13 lessons Altogether 13 lessons –1 week cancelled: 26 th October Assessment: coursework mark Assessment: coursework mark –Written in-class test: Multiple choice test questions about the material of the lectures (100%) –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 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

3. 3Bibliography The lecture notes are mainly suggested for the preparation The lecture notes are mainly suggested for the preparation Recommended readings Recommended readings –B RADSHAW, M. – D YMOND, J. – W HITE, G. – C HACKO, E. 2011: Contemporary World Regional Geography. 4th Edition. – McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 620 p. ISBN: 978-0071314732 –M AC K INNON, D. – C UMBERS, A. 2007: An introduction to economic geography: globalization, uneven development and place. – Pearson Education, 354 p. ISBN: 978-0131293168

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