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A United Kingdom?: Economic, Social and Political Geographies (Hodder Arnold Publication)
The human geography of the UK is currently being reshaped by a number of forces - such as globalisation, transition in the organisations of production, the changing character of state intervention, and changing relationships with Europe. A consideration of the impacts of these forces on economic, social and political landscapes is, therefore, an urgent
task. At the same time, enduring institutional features of the British economy and polity are also having important influences on socio-economic processes. The result is a complex mosaic of uneven development, which belies the notion of simplistic regional contrasts. Rather than simply mapping spatial inequality, A United Kingdom? charts the processes underpinning uneven development at a range of scales and for a number of key topics. The book draws upon and synthesises the latest contemporary research findings and places emphasis on the interrelated nature of economic, social and political geographies. It treats the human geographies of the UK in a coherent and integrated way, and asks whether contemporary processes of change are tending towards the reduction of socio-spatial divisions or their reproduction in new forms.
Contents:
Conceptualising and mapping uneven development / A place in the World Part I / Economic Geographies / Geographies of production / Geographies of money / Geographies of labour / Geography and social division / Geographies of polarisation and exclusion / Spaces of citizenship: geographies of the welfare state / Political geographies / People, places and politics / Geographies of subnational governance: representation and accountability / Managing uneven development / A place in the World Part II.
Brief Description:
The human geography of the UK is reshaped by a number of forces. This book aims to chart the processes underpinning uneven development. It draws upon and synthesises the contemporary research findings and discusses the interrelated nature of economic, social and political geographies and questions where processes of change are tending towards.
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