The Geography of the World Economy

Multiple Choice Questions

Essay Questions

Essay question: “Technopoles” such as Silicon Valley in the US and that near Toulouse in France seem to have much in common. Discuss both their histories and the different principles of economic geography that they illustrate.

Links to Websites

Center for Globalization and Policy Research: http://www.sppsr.ucla.edu/cgpr/
This UCLA website provides information and downloadable working papers on the globalization of production.

CIO.com: http://www.cio.com/research/global/
While aimed at businesspeople, this website provides up-to-date information and articles on information technology and the world economy.

Community Research and Development Information Service of the European Union (CORDIS): http://cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html
The EU’s CORDIS website is a resource for research and development in the European Union, offering information on national and regional development activities in the member states, including the national technological research centres (CNRT) programme in France.

The Digital Divide Network: http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/
This Benton Foundation website (in partnership with funding agencies such as the Ford Foundation and Annie E. Casey Foundation) provides research and data on the digital divide from a variety of perspectives.

Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/
This website is an excellent source of information on world cities.