Economic
Geography
Economics 4389, Section 12824
Time: MW 1-2:30 PM
Room 116M
Thomas R. DeGregori
Office: 209D M
Office hours: MW
11:30 AM-1 PM or by appointment
Required Reading
John Bryson, Nick Henry, David Keeble, Ron Martin - The Economic Geography
Reader - John Wiley
Thomas R. DeGregori - Agriculture and Modern Technology: A Defense, Iowa State
University Press
Pick One (or Two) According to Region of Interest
Barbara Weighman - Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East and Southeast
Asia - John Wiley
Brian and Olwyn Blouet - Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and
Regional Survey - John Wiley
Deborah J. Gerner - Understanding the Contemporary Middle East - Lynne Rienner
Haggai Erlich and Israel Gershoni - The Nile: Histories, Cultures, Myths -
Lynne Rienner (for both Africa and the Middle East)
April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon (ed.) - Understanding Contemporary Africa
- Lynne Rienner
Dean M. Hanink - Principles and Applications of Economic Geography: Economic
Policy Environment (for Europe)
Topics for papers
1) "Natural" Resources - What are they?
2) Globalization and its Implications
3) Geography and Development in _____ - Region of your choice
4) Geography of Conflict and Terrorism
Topics. On topics 1 & 2, do papers of between 5 to 8 pages with a total of
about 10 to 15 pages. The third and fourth papers should be between 10 to 20
pages. An outline for each of the topics will be made available in class during
the first week of the semester.
The reading assignments for topic 4 are being assembled and should be available
by early in the semester. The internet will be used extensively for this topic.
The readings and internet assignments will focus on areas where the instructor
has worked such as Pakistan/Afghanistan, Sudan/Uganda, Peru, the Philippines,
the Middle East and other areas depending on what happens between the time of
this posting and the start of the class.
Students wishing to sign up for an additional one or two hours credit as a
special problems course may make arrangement with the instructor to do
additional papers.
This course may also be taken as a special problems course for 1, 2 or 3 hours
credit or for graduate credit. You may take it any time up to May 1, 2002. For
special problems, please see Marion Foley in 208B M. Final due date for all
papers, December 1, 2002.
Those who wish to take this as an International course for Business, may seek
permission for it to so count from Dr. Frank Kelley. Arrangements can be made
for some of the above topics to have the necessary regional focus. Those taking
the course for 1 hour credit will do one 10 to 15 page paper. Those taking it
for 2 hours credit, will do one 20 to 25 page paper. Graduate students will do
two papers of 10 and 30 to 40 pages each. Please see me for details and
assignment.
The syllabus is being made available and posted November of 2001 to allow
students who wish to do so, to begin the research for their papers.
ALL PAPERS MUST INCLUDE SUBSTANTIVE REFERENCES TO THE ASSIGNED MATERIAL.
ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED MUST HAVE A SOURCE. THE FINAL PAPER MUST ALSO INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FROM RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY OR THE WWW. USE OF INFORMATION
FROM THE WWW IS REQUIRED FOR AT LEAST ONE PAPER. HYPER LINKS TO SOME OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT SITES ARE PROVIDED ON MY HOME PAGE (http://www.uh.edu/~trdegreg). PLEASE
GIVE AS COMPLETE A CITATION AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING THE URL. THOSE
WHO HAVE NOT TURNED IN ALL THEIR PAPERS BY THE NEXT TO LAST DAY OF CLASS WILL
HAVE THE CHOICE OF AN "I" OR A FINAL EXAM!