Syllabus
|
Course Code: M-GEO-103 (core) Course Name: Economic Geography |
||
| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Definition, nature, scope, importance, recent trends and approaches in economic geography. 2. Relationship of economic geography with economics. 3. Economic activities and their classification. |
|
| 2 | 4. Network structure and economic activities, impact of transport on economic activities, spatial variation in production and transport cost. 5. Location theories of Weber, Losch, Christaller, Ullman and Krugman. |
|
| 3 | 6. World Economies: bases of classification, patterns and characteristics of developed and developing economies of the world. 7. Economic development: meaning, evolution, goals, measures, patterns, problems and theories. |
|
| 4 | 8. Globalization and recent trends in pattern of international trade. 9. Emergence of a new global economy-transnational integration and its spatial outcomes. 10. Major regional trade blocks of the world, free trade initiatives (GATT, UNCTAD, WTO). |
|
