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Read Coe pp. 1-11, Box 1.2. Come to class with a basic understanding of the following concepts and ideas: the importance of thinking about how we understand economic processes, assumptions in traditional economics (universalism, economic rationality, competition and equilibrium, scientific status of laws and principles), Major theoretical perspectives in economic geography (Location theory and the neoclassical approach, behavioral approach, Marxist political economy, new economic geography). Read Robbins Chapter 1 Come to class with a basic understanding of the following concepts and ideas: political ecology, reconciliation ecology Geographical Approaches to the Economy
Assumptions in the Famine in Niger Case Study (pg. 7) Nature as a cause of economic problems? Traditional Economic Assumptions Theoretical Perspectives in Geography Assignment for Next Time
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